We recently connected with Casey Veal and have shared our conversation below.

Alright, Casey thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. What’s been the most meaningful project you’ve worked on?

Without a doubt, my most meaningful project has been my “UFOs By The Decade” collection. Each piece in this collection is a hand-forged sterling silver representation of a recorded UFO sighting or a UFO shape from every decade since the 1930s. It started as a creative experiment but became something much deeper—a bridge between art, mystery, and human curiosity. I also used it as a sort of introduction for people who aren’t familiar with the topic and presented it in a way that feels like a historical lesson. I’ve always been fascinated by the UFO phenomenon, not just for the lights in the sky, but for what it reveals about consciousness itself and my desire to understand the unknown.

After getting sober 10 years ago, my life became centered around mindfulness and healing. That inner journey of awareness connected seamlessly to the outer one—looking to the stars and wondering what’s out there. The UFOs By The Decade collection let me merge those worlds. Each piece captures a sighting, an encounter, or a moment in our collective curiosity. And it serves as a sort of study on how people have observed the phenomenon throughout time.

What makes it meaningful is that it’s not just jewelry—it’s storytelling. It’s a way of grounding something vast and cosmic into something tangible you can wear. It reminds me, and hopefully others, that wonder and connection—whether to each other, the Earth, or the cosmos—are part of the same fabric.

Casey, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?

I’m a silversmith and the creator behind From The Infinite Jewelry, where I handcraft sterling silver pieces inspired by myth, nature, and the mysteries of the cosmos. My jewelry blends ancient symbolism with modern design — pieces that feel both powerful and otherworldly, yet wearable every day. Alongside that, I also run a UFO-inspired apparel and gear brand, From the Unknown Apparel, rooted in real eyewitness testimony and encounters. It’s a totally different creative lane, but I love it. I feel like nobody really does just one thing anymore — and I think both projects reflect my curiosity about what’s seen and unseen.

What really sets my jewelry apart is that each collection carries a story of a different timeline — sometimes ancient, sometimes cosmic, but always imaginative. I don’t follow trends or mass-produce designs; almost every item is one-of-a-kind, shaped by hand, with symbols and textures that feel discovered rather than made.

What I’m most proud of is getting to connect with the people who resonate with my work — bright, inquisitive, ontologically curious souls who see beauty in mystery and meaning in craftsmanship. Making jewelry or clothing for people like that makes all the long hours of creating these things more than worth it.

We’d love to hear a story of resilience from your journey.

I never thought I’d be here. In 2015, I hit rock bottom — I was drinking every day, completely non-functional, and wasting away to 98 pounds. I wasn’t eating. I could barely walk up my flight of stairs. It was taking everything from me, and I knew if I didn’t stop, it would end my life. With the support of my family, I got sober. That moment was the line in the sand — the start of my real life.

Getting sober forced me to rebuild from the ground up, to find out who I really was without the fog. That’s where resilience came in — not just surviving, but transforming. I dove into healing work, meditation, therapy, and pagan practices that helped me reconnect with my intuition and sense of purpose. My jewelry and creative path were born from that same process — turning pain into meaning, and rebuilding something beautiful from what was once broken.

Are there any resources you wish you knew about earlier in your creative journey?

Not really a “resource,” but what immediately comes to mind is, I wish I’d understood much earlier that it’s completely okay to break the rules if it works for you. When I first started learning to silversmith, I absorbed a lot of advice from seasoned makers who believed there was only one right way to do things. That mindset can be really limiting and confusing when you’re first finding your way.

Later, I took a “creative fabrication” class with a local teacher who required us to think outside the box. It felt weird but freeing — I tried techniques I’d been told would never work, and they did. That experience taught me that innovation often comes from questioning tradition, and that trusting your instincts can be just as valuable as following the textbook way.

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