Constellation Shower EarringsDecember 2016 Sterling silver, cubic zirconium A good friend of mine commissioned these earrings for his girlfriend. As usual, when he commissions a piece for a family member, his sole guideline for design is "not Judaica"and beyond that I have free reign. Given that these were a Christmas gift, I thought I'd try to emulate the sparkles of the faerie lights that decorate so many homes and public spaces this time of year; that way she can have some

I thought the absurdity was at peak

So much smaller that rather than fitting snugly into the hardy hole of the anvil (the square hole specifically placed in the work surface to hold forming stakes)

For the occasion of the bat mitzvah of my friend Laura's daughter Imani

while also enhancing the grip

From the beginning

I wanted rose gold to be in there to pick up the pink highlights of the stone

The congregation's name is Etz Hayim

and wanted something similar

the core had to be platinum which also inverted my vision of the color profile

is the most identifiable object in the Solar System on account of its distinctive rings

textured form of the spathe

representing the stars that Chamorro wayfinders would use for navigation of their island archipeligo on their proa