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Washer Stacking Bands18k gold, oxidized sterling silver, pearl, red glass, diamonds.
Silver, Fine Gold, South Sea pearlThis fabulous ring was made by Italian studio jeweler Marco Borghesi, I recently found his work and I am in love.
Blood Diamond Ring. Severed hand in grotesquely large diamond.
Sterling silver, resin, plastic, inks.Norsola Johnson's work is thought provoking and fabulous. Norsola wrote of her blood diamond ring, "What I am moved by is work that makes me freeze in front of it and, once the initial 'holy crap' moment of silence has passed, gets the little hamster in my head all excited. Such work is often political in nature and sometimes comes from a point of utter frustration on the artist's part... a point where it seems only the most graphic approach will get an idea across, or bring an issue to light.
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One such issue for me is the diamond trade. The information is out there... everywhere... there was even a hollywood film made about it.. and yet, still, people seem surprisingly, sadly, depressingly, unaware of the violent and horrifying story of the rock on their finger. Though there have been many efforts made to regulate the diamond trade, such as the Kimberley Process, it is still very hard, if not impossible, to be certain of the origin of any one diamond."
Alisa Miller creates impeccable jewelry with a clean, modern feel. Through her use of repetition and pattern, Alisa makes simple shapes come alive and interact in really interesting ways. I can spot her work a mile away, it's so completely hers. This beauty is made from oxidized sterling silver.
This month the topic for the EtsyMetal blog carnival is "Resolutions: Personal or business - share what you are planning in 2011."I have dubbed 2011 The Year of the Stone for many reasons. I will:1. improve my stone setting skills2. add more stones to my designs3. create one ring per week for the year (and that's written in stone)4. quit drinking alcohol for the month of January (stone cold sober)5. work out regularly (for muscles as hard as stone)6. find new wholesale accounts (leaving no stone unturned)
7. spend a minimum of two hours each day on boring production work (nose to the grindstone)I wish you luck with your own endeavors for 2011! You can follow the links below to see what my EtsyMetal friends have planned for the year:Inbar BareketES Designs Nodeform hartleystudio Catherine ChandlerJenny Baughman
quartz, sterling silver, brass
I also plan to expand on ideas from Ring a Day, this design has been percolating in my head since I first tried to make a hollow form ring with this stone for RAD. The large amount of metal proved too much for my puny butane torches so I had to scrap the idea.
This year my focus will be on my business and working with collections production-style, rather than one of a kind. I'm counting on RAW to keep me sane and striving for well-conceived and carefully executed work. This ring is the most exacting and complex piece I've made and it's a start, but I want to do so much more. I want to go to eleven, in Spinal Tap terms.
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