Abstract Heirloom Wedding RingJuly 2025 14 karat gold A friend of mine asked me to create a wedding ring for her fianc based on a painting he had done soon after he decided to propose to her (but before he had actually proposed). She sent me a copy of the painting (see last image), and at first I had no idea what to do with itit was compelling, but had no really linear sections that would work around the band of a ring! After sitting with it for a while, I decided to deconstruct

I later had the opportunity to live in Hong Kong on my own while I was in college

cubic zirconium

So much smaller that rather than fitting snugly into the hardy hole of the anvil (the square hole specifically placed in the work surface to hold forming stakes)

she wasn't in the habit of selling to strangers from out-of-state

in the Jewish tradition

an engagement pendant

and its use here speaks to love that may endure as long as the style has

moonstone is associated with balance and introspection

The pendant is 26mm tall (including the bail) and is stamped to indicate 18K gold

I thought Henry Moore might be a cartoon I wasn't familiar with or maybe a friend of my Dad's

as well as how Hawai‘i in turn has influenced the Japanese population both here and abroad both culturally and genetically—true fusion on all levels

and because they emphasized (to me