Flowing Ginkgo Wedding RingsJanuary 2019 14 karat rose gold, palladium I had recently made an engagement ring for a lovely couple with whom I'm fortunate to now be friends; and while I loved creating that piece our initial consults had in fact begun with a discussion of their wedding rings. Because both of them are part Japanese, we wanted to incorporate elements of their culture and family histories into the ring including the bride's three ginkgo mon and the groom's family's

but they've made a more tangibly direct contribution to your life than a distant overlord

literally illuminating the verses

At the same time

which means "if you will it

I've done some work for them before

Swahili has no written language

and was also done in two-tone white metal

Chain is included

was done in a matching two-tone white metal style

Saturn represents duty

it's been in my collection since high school but I had never figured out what to do with it

My original concept was to at least incorporate the relevant verse into the piece