the texture ring with pale green sapphire - size 7 necklace Cuff band is 3/16" wide

Cuff band is 3/16" wide

An ode to the Ponderosa Pine trees and clear night skies in Flagstaff

These hoops are made with substantial cuts of top quality Golden Hills Lavender turquoise

Then I melt down scrap in a crucible and pour it into the mold

The 14k gold bezel compliments the golden colored matrix in the stones

the texture ring with pale green sapphire - size 7 necklace Cuff band is 3/16" wideThis ring is all about texture. Created with the sand casting process, it has a rustic finish that highlights all the irregularities of the sand it was made in. I press a ring pattern into a special kind of densely packed sand contained in a mold meant for casting metal. Then I melt down scrap in a crucible and pour it into the mold. The metal fills the void the pattern left in the sand and we have a ring! If it works half the time the pour fails and