Lotus OrnamentJune 2014 Sterling silver Upon the wedding of two of my friends, I wanted to make something special as a gift. Their wedding invitations featured a beautiful organic graphical design, the main detail of which was an intricate boteh like lotus. I used the central motif to make this Christmas ornament for themmy hope is that when they trim their tree every December, they'll be reminded of the intense joy they felt on their wedding day.

To fully understand the weight of the word

optical glass

Finally one day I thought "why not just string them

as it's a broad-leafed endemic species here that is common both in gardens and as a design motif

After discussing a few ideas

and as bat mitzvah may she always make her choices in life with the wisdom of King Solomon

but my client's suggestion of intaglio evokes an even more powerful sense of carved rune stones

as well as their multi-cultural Polish/Chinese family background

it was super fun and interactive (we were heckling each other as we went)

I like the idea that since the client's name essentially translates to "of the field" (thus "farmer") and his daughter's name is Olive

While being with her did help my attitude

only to discover that the business was shuttered as the owner had retired