This wedding band was inspired by the Hokusai’s Great Wave woodcut. It’s 8mm wide and 18K white gold.
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Snake & moonstone trillion solitaire
This snake was specifically intended to be modeled after a bush viper, which has extremely prominent spiky, ‘fluffy’ scales (the cuddly guy!). A little tricky at this scale, especially when you intend the ring to be comfortable to wear, but I modified the idea a little and am super happy with how this ring turned out.
We also went with a strong patina on the white gold. It is more of a deep metallic gray color rather than strong black like the way sterling silver oxidizes, but I think it had a very nice effect and contrast against the rainbow flashes of the moonstone.
Continue readingMarsh blooms + dragonflies ring
This ring was designed around this gorgeous 1.5ct diamond. A handful of bright, dare I say, “jewel tone” stones were added around the diamond: a berry colored garnet, a tsavorite green garnet at the top & a Pariaba tourmaline at the bottom, and on the other side is a gorgeous yellow-orange spessartite garnet. The flower is sort of field-marsh inspired, but I didn’t base it particularly on any specific species, just went off and carved an idealized bloom spike. I imagine the flowers are yellow in my head. 18K.
Continue readingCherry blossom solitaire with 2ct Old Mine Cut diamond
I so rarely do prong settings, but agreed to for this amazing 2-carat Old Mine cut diamond. I did a scalloped pointy 8-prong setting with a sakura blossom motif down the shoulders and sides of the band, little diamonds set in the centers of each bloom. At the base is carved a tiny daffodil bloom. 18K. This ring really turned out fantastically.
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Continue readingSnake Cocktail Ring with opal & OEC diamond
Another kick-ass cocktail ring to add to the family: Snake with a beautiful Australian opal and Old European cut diamond accent. 14K.
Continue readingSea of Cortez pearl leafy solitaire
Gorgeous rainbowy iridescent half pearl from the Sea of Cortez set in a delicate 14K white gold leafy setting. I love this ring!
Continue readingCalifornia poppies and padparadscha solitaire
I really love the look of the offset stone, if you hadn’t noticed. This time we have a gorgeous peachy-pink padparadscha sapphire flanked by California poppies. 14K rose gold.
Continue readingWarm rose ring with amber-colored garnet
This solitaire features a warm amber-colored garnet surrounded by roses, buds, and leaves. 18K gold.
Continue readingDelicate ginkgo leaves solitaire
This sweet little solitaire features a delicate 3mm diamond flanked by a pair of ginkgo leaves. 14K yellow gold.
Continue readingDogwood ring
Offset Dogwood motif ring. This one is in 14K white gold and is set with a smoky unheated zoisite. Many more pics after the click:
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