Yearly Archives: 2021

custom carnelian ring

Custom designed & hand-carved Snake ring set with carnelian and antique Old European cut diamonds; cicada & Pleiades motifs on shoulders, dogwood blossom on the base.

This ring turned out wonderfully! Custom snake ring curled around a jelly-orange carnelian. Shoulders are carved with an Old European cut diamond-set cicada, and the Pleiades constellation with the central Maia star also an Old European cut diamond.

Custom designed & hand-carved Snake ring set with carnelian and antique Old European cut diamonds; cicada & Pleiades motifs on shoulders, dogwood blossom on the base.

The base has a dogwood flower carved on the inside curling around the base to the outside. Just a little something-something. More photos after the click:

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clematis citrine solitaire

Custom designed & hand-carved citrine solitaire with clematic flower motif, 14K yellow gold

This big golden solitaire was designed for a friend of mine who is an avid gardener and next-level floral designer. The warm oval citrine was a family stone, and it’s held by an open pavilion design carved with a clematis vine motif. 14K yellow gold.

Clematis Integrifolia "Fascination." Pic borrowed from www.shootgardening.co.uk

The specific variety of clematis she chose is called Integrifolia “fascination.” I had never seen this one before and I love the very precise shape and drop of these bell-shaped blooms. Definitely the coolest clematis I’ve ever seen.

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