I just created 3 new textures to add to my collection of men’s wedding bands. These will be found in the Manlier Collection of my shop.

From the top and working down the totem pole are as follows:

Herringbone- inspired by men’s suit fabric.  Glacier- inspired by ice, rocks and mountainous range.  Plaid- inspired by men’s suit fabric.  Grid- inspired by lug nuts and grids.  Bark- inspired by various tree bark.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

From The Memento Collection: Gritty Heart Ring

Braided Bow Necklaces from the Memento Collection. Comes in beautiful colors of teal, mustard and purple.

I didn’t venture out for Black Friday, just worked in my studio. Gearing up for holiday craft shows and pop-up shops. Here’s a little noir number I made today.

NECKLACE: tiny matte black seed beads with accents of polished yellow gold seed beads, hand-cast Gritty Heart pendant and hand-formed S-Clasp.

I just recently made a bark texture style man’s wedding band for a client that found me on my website. He had such wonderful thoughtful things to say about my work, I had to share it. It tickles me pink, to make someone happy with something I’ve made.

“Last night I received the ring and it is beautiful! It is better than I thought. The color is not completely white or yellow but white with a hint of yellow which is very special. And I didn’t even think about the weight. The ring is not light, it has presence and I love it. Thank you very much for making it for me!”

Bark Band is part of the Manlier Collection in my shop.

Man’s wedding band with a texture inspired by glaciers. Shown in 14K White Gold, using repurposed gold from client. To find out more about this man’s ring along with others, check out the Manlier Collection in the shop.

My Rose Thorn Necklace carried at END OF CENTURY in NYC is being featured NY Magazine’s Valentine’s Day Gift Guide.

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Here’s a few images of some chunky new rings I’m making for men and/or women.

It wasn’t so easy getting these rings to stack up like a totem pole, but I love the resulting image.

Gouged Wood Ring is what I’m calling this style. I’m making a few pieces with this same texture that is inspired by my daily walks in the woods of Central Park with my dog, Ramona.

Glacier Ring is the name for this texture and shape that is inspired by elements found in both ice, rock and also wood. I’ve designed some other pieces with this same texture. The shape of this new ring is similar to an older design I used to fabricate in metal called the Pinch Ring.

Relic Ring with embedded shark tooth and anchor.  I was thinking about fossils and how shells have hitchhikers of other shells that have attached themselves. I also wanted to use my shark tooth in a chunky ring that a man would want to wear, but I knew my original shark tooth was too delicate. This ring is certainly not delicate. The anchor found it’s way into the design in the later stage of the wax carving process.

Gritty Heart Ring in yellow gold.

Tiny Conch Ring in yellow gold.

Nautilus Shell Ring with emerald in yellow gold.

Bird Nest Ring with chocolate diamond in yellow gold.

Sand Dollar Ring in peach gold.