i have made a variation on a ring i made three years ago
the original is on the “home” page, and was inspired by the björk song “hunter”
the new one is slightly smaller than the original
and oh! i like it
the stone is just such a treasure and i think the shank really enhances the wonder of the stone – keeping it’s arm around the golden icicles..
to see some of my rings mentioned and displayed at the carrotbox by alice matsumoto
made my day – thank you!
i am still exploring the foldforming technique. i absolutely love watching the metal stretch and conform under my hammer blows – it’s such a great way of working the metal and i am hoping it will develop into some interesting pieces as i go along
here is the beginning
a brooch
earrings
rings
these last photos are all
images of rings worn like this 
…vanilla from my lovely makalani nuts!
(or if you want to call them doom palm or just vegetable ivory)
i love working with this beautiful material – it’s so smooth and sweet in my hands
here the front of a pendant
and the back
the nuts are hollow on the inside giving the piece a lovely 3 dimensional feel
and here i have made a pair of earrings
and that was it for now!