This is the scattered ginkgo leaves + diamonds ring from my shop, plus a custom-carved ginkgo branch wedding band made to fit alongside. 14K white gold, aquamarine, diamonds.
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Ocean waves solitaire with seafoam garnet
I carved these ocean waves with something of a feathery rococo look to them, and the scallop shell motifs fit right in. Bezel set with a bright seafoam-green tsavorite garnet custom cut by Geologic Spectrum.
Continue readingBosch-birds pendant with blue zircon
This is a piece I carved just for fun. It started as a doodle in my sketchbook that I liked the look of; I thought the birds kind of had a Hieronymus Bosch thing going with their inflated bodies and teeny wings. I decided to carve it into a pendant for this big fat pear blue zircon. This was an especially fun piece to make. 18K.
I love when the backsides of pieces have a little extra something-something, and the shape of the bird bodies brought to mind eyes, so I made eyes happen.
Continue readingFeisty foxes with fiery garnets
Pair of snarling foxes in wintry tree branches with a pair of fiery spessartite garnets, one a glowy orange-red burning coal, and the other a bright orange-yellow flame. 14K rose gold.
Continue readingDay & Night, Rabbit & Owl solitaire
A custom solitaire carved for this fantastic 2 1/4ct diamond: Sun & moon motifs on either shoulder, rabbit & owl motifs carved on the gallery views of the bezel.
Continue readingFerns & wild Nootka rose wedding band
This is a very PNW sort of ring: sword ferns & Nootka rose. It was made as a wedding band to fit alongside the solitaire (not the one pictured below though–I just used that one as a stand-in for photos). 14K gold.
Continue readingAmphisbaena ring – added to shop!
This is a design from my shop: Amphisbaena Solitaire. This is a double-headed snake which wraps around the finger holding a 7.5mm stone of your choice. Face up, this ring appears as two separate rings worn together, but on the inside of the hand, the snake bodies cross as they wrap around the finger, making for a more comfortable, narrower band underneath. Made to fit a stone around 1.5 carats (or 7.5mm diameter roughly), and can be made in the metal of your choice. Details and additional photos at the shop link.
The sample ring shown here is 14K yellow gold, and set with a 1.55ct G/VVS2 Ideal cut lab-grown diamond. It is a size 5.75-6. It is also for sale, already made and ready to ship immediately–email if interested or if any questions about this one or customized made to order versions.
Bunch more pics after the click:
Continue readingTiger+Snake Chinese zodiac pendant
This client was looking for a pendant carved with the Chinese zodiac signs for her children: years of the tiger and snake. It is set with an unheated zoisite and a purple spinel, 18K gold.
Continue readingGecko ring with freeform Mexican opal
Geckos and grasses carved around and holding an amazing free-form Mexican opal. 18K, opal, and diamonds.
I love to complain about how my lightbox never captures the fire in opals, and this is no joke–observe:
Can you even believe it? This is the same ring underneath a lamp. This opal was like this little oceany jelly drop and I wanted to eat it.
Continue readingCustom-cut white sapphire wedding set
This awesome wedding set features a gorgeous custom-cut white sapphire by Top Notch Faceting (hands down my favorite gemstone cutter). The solitaire setting has a branching tree motif with a crescent moon carved on one side, the wedding band is an open design with a branching tree with leaves motif, and a matching classic-style wedding band with a single branch with leaves intaglio-carved on it.
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