286/365 chilean miner

sterling silver, brass

252/365 hateful idiot

Hateful, Homicidal, Hypocritical Idiot Ring

230/365 together or apart?

Islamic Community Center, copper

Ground Zero, copper and sterling silver

Together?

Apart?

217/365 maui

The island of Maui, made to the same scale as yesterday's Deepwater Horizon ring. Copper and sterling silver.

Maui and Deepwater Horizon Spill

216/365 deepwater horizon

Made from a Google Earth image of the most contiguous portion of the BP oil spill as seen from the air on July 13, 2010. The drill hole represents the location of Deepwater Horizon. Sterling silver.

155/365 use no oil

154/365 sinnerman

151/365 spilled oil

I asked a friend what he thought I could use to simulate oil for this ring and he suggested two-part epoxy. I tinted the epoxy with black enamel and I'm fairly pleased with how it came out. The paint thinned it out a bit, but it does have an oily iridescence.

These are all vintage pieces, the Poseidon charm and scrimshaw buckle seemed appropriate additions to the ring.

150/365 gasoline can

Steel chain, padlocks, vintage gasoline can.

I'd really like to shoot this in a sterile, white environment using a rusty chain and padlocks (and a model). The chain wraps around my ring finger and is secured with the padlock, I am thinking of this one as a wedding ring of sorts, why are we still married to oil?

110/365 goldman sachs

Ring for Goldman Sachs. Copper.
My fastest yet, under 20 minutes including conception.

13/365 ring for Haiti

A monumental earthquake shook Port-au-Prince yesterday, thousands have died and the presidential palace has toppled in one of the poorest countries in the world. I took some time to reflect on the tragedy and suffering today. I am so grateful that all of my beloved friends and family are healthy and well.

nickel silver, sterling silver