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 readingPhoenix pendant with opals
Phoenix pendant using a gorgeous suite of opals: wing-carved opals and marquises. This guy was really difficult to photograph and do justice to. Click through for some photos in the outdoor sunlight where the opals really stand out.
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.
Continue readingSnake pendant – added to shop!
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.
Continue readingFlamingo with tourmaline & OEC diamonds pendant
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.
Continue readingStorybook 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.
Continue readingAmphisbaena ring w/pink sapphire & diamonds
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.
Continue readingGinkgo ring + branch wedding band
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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