Pelican pendant set with a gorgeous violet-blue tanzanite, an Old European cut diamond, and modern brilliant diamonds set in the wings & eyes. 18K. The backside has a little surprise as well:
A swirling stream with little fish. A convenient snack for our guys on the frontside.
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Bats and poppy flowers motif with a handful of scattered little grapey-berry garnets. The stone is set with a cool fire agate, a stone that I didn’t even believe was real the first time I saw one. Behold:
Iridescent rainbow oily-smoky swirls inside this stone. They are so cool!
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A new piece for my shop: The Ginkgo Leaf Solitaire. This one shows a ~7mm stone, but could be very easily adapted for stones of other sizes, larger or smaller.
This sample piece is currently for sale as well, ready to ship immediately. It is 18K yellow gold, size 6, and is set with a 1.23ct E/VVS2 lab-grown diamond. Email if interested.
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This was another piece I carved for fun from some random sketches in my notebook. It brings to mind Watership Down, a book I read to my daughter when she was younger and an extremely strange movie that my brother and I watched a lot when we were kids. We loved it of course, as we did all cartoon media; it had an excellent Simon & Garfunkle soundtrack, but man was it intense, bloody, and just plain trippy.
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My peacock feather band customized to fit a pear sapphire. This is a beautiful and subtle stone: a teal sapphire that shows different colors in different lighting, more blue, more green, moody, bright.. Turned out beautifully!
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Tiger lilies & snakes solitaire, set with a lovely peachy tourmaline. The gallery sides of the bezel are carved open so that you can see into the stone’s pavilion, which also allows more light to enter the stone. 14K rose gold.
New Curling Snake design that I carved for fun and now have available in my shop! This one is 18K yellow gold, but I can also make him in white, rose, or green gold, 14K or 18K.
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Custom designed Pair of Flamingos pendant with a big berry tourmaline and a pair of Old European cut diamonds. Tiny diamond eyes. The backside has a little something as well: blackberries, blossoms, & leaves. 19K rose gold.
I love making these ‘Storybook’ bands, and this one in particular was a joy to carve. Cicada wing, staghorn lichen, cedar, ferns, ginkgo leaves. 18K yellow gold.
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My new(ish) Amphisbaena/Double-headed Snake ring modified to fit a gorgeous pink cushion-cut sapphire and with a suite of graduated diamonds set in the scales, and as the snake eyes. 19K rose gold.
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