This was a wedding band made to fit against an antique sapphire halo solitaire. Oak leaves, Dahlia, Ivy, Poppies, and forget-me-not motif, 14K rose gold.
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Nautilus band
‘Storybook band’ featuring a Nautilus with an emerald. Flanking this creature are smoky, waving tendrils and a depiction of the microscopic flowery shapes seen in magnetic domains (my client was a physicist). 14K gold.
Continue readingIris & mums sapphire & tourmaline ring
Iris blooms with mums, set up top with a cool wine-colored sapphire, and a handful of green tourmalines down the sides. 14K gold.
Continue readingBats & blooms ring
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!
Continue readingGinkgo Solitaire — new shop design
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.
Continue readingQuetzalcoatl wedding band
This wedding band has a Quetzalcoatl (a feathered serpent creator god from Mesoamerican religions) Ouroboros motif. In the belly of the serpent is set an aquamarine stone from Mt Antero, CO. 18K white gold.
Continue readingShop designs
A handful of pieces from the shop I’ve made over the past while, some with customization, such as the High Profile Leafy Solitaire shown here with an oval purple sapphire.
More pieces after the click…
Continue readingPeacock feather ring with pear-shaped teal sapphire
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!
Continue readingTiger lily & snake solitaire with peach tourmaline
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.
Storybook band with cicada wing & botanical motifs
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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