ring a day, jan 26

this ring is another experiment with my new castings.  I thought it was going to be an earring, but then it happened to be finger-sized- and I think I like it better as a ring. 

sterling silver

ring a day, jan 19

in my head, the gold hexagons looked more like molecular structures, but all I can think about when I see it is a shattered golden egg on a silver platter.

sterling silver, 18k bimetal

ring a day, jan 13

This ring makes me think of a moth or other such winged insect.  these elements are some of my new castings I am experimenting with.

sterling silver, oxidized

rime frost

so this isn't jewelry per se, but if you think about it, it really is.

this is rime frost.  my mother sent me images of it this morning- she knows what I love!  rime frost is one of my most favorite things that nature creates, hands down.  it's a perfect image to follow up yesterday's ring, too.

frozen water, pine needles

ring a day, jan 12

I love this one!  this is an accumulation of a bunch of copper samples from about a year ago.  I was sawing sheet into hexagons, fitting them together in different patterns, and then soldering them in place.

copper, sterling silver

ring a day, jan 11

for as long as I can remember, my grandfather has made beads with church bulletins, tacky glue, and toothpicks.  he slices the paper in long triangular strips, covers one side with tacky glue, and rolls each one up on a toothpick- this is one of his favorite past times. when we would come over to visit, all the girls - cousins, aunts, daughters, and daughter-in-law - would pick out their favorite colors from the hundreds of beads he had on display.  this past fall, my grandfather was able to stay with my parents for three months, and of course continued to made his beads.  I love having his necklaces in my studio, and my mother just sent me a huge amount of them from the stash he left from his visit.  using his beads makes me feel connected to what his hands have made, and lucky to be able to collaborate with him.

paper, glue, string, metallic beads

ring a day, jan 9

this ring needed to be quick, because yesterday seemed to be a day-long study in running late & I didn't want to abandon RAD in my second day.

when I was in a blacksmithing class last fall at pratt fine art center with local blacksmith & jeweler paul casey, I made these tangly scrolls that I really liked.  I was thinking about turning them into jewelry somehow, but they're awfully heavy.  this ring was a lighter version of its forged forefathers.

steel binding wire, twisted & soldered.