Mahogany and Gold Sandwiched Wedding RingJune 2008 Mahogany, 14 karat yellow gold For my friend Matt's wedding, we came up with this ring of two pieces of 14K yellow gold sandwiching a piece of mahogany. The whole assembly is riveted together in the four cornersthe ring is completely cold forged; no torch or bonding agent was used in the process. Matt and his wife Michelle actually picked the wood themselves, which lends a very personal quality to the ring. Viewing the ring from the side,

full phase—the sun reflected

but leaving the lower relief still matte

and yet my wife sees a wooly mammoth and others have seen a bird or a dog's head

ki hinei has'tav avar)

and I fused 22k yellow gold to the rose gold to mimic the yellow coloration of the bottom section of each bract of the heliconia flower

so it was certainly appropriate for the event

I wanted the design to be BIG so that all of the detail would show up and be easy to see

I really enjoy how random placement of the gold wire lends a Kintsugi-esque feel to the construction

or the Kabbalistic Tree of Life

They wanted a ring where the stone would sit lower and be less susceptable to being knocked loose

I wanted to make something that represented both of them and their personalities

This pendant combines two classic Jewish themes