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.

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.

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:

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.

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.