Moose & Hanabishi Engagement RingApril 2017 18 karat white gold, sapphire, diamond Two friends of mine were planning to get engaged, and asked me to make the bride's ring. I wanted to make something that represented both of them and their personalities, using elements of each that combine in their relationship. Her nickname, which she's borne since childhood, is "Moose" so we wanted to incorporate a cervine motif. He's part Japanese, so we also wanted to incorporate his mon (family

The 14k yellow gold hammer-set bezel compliments the olive hues of the stone

See the finished ring here

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000 in Chinese culture is that it isn't just the literal number

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reaching up from the lower rungs of existence to the highest

The selections for each night are as follows:

he also noted that the lighting of a single flame from two candles was an archetypal wedding symbol and using his grandmother's diamond as the center "flame" cemented the idea of becoming and honoring family through their union

While basketweaving may seem relatively simple

November 2009

I have these beautiful paua shell beads in my collection

when one continues to work from a place of positivity