I just finished this stock replacement ring.
18kt yellow and white gold set with diamonds.
The shank is made out of white gold in the center and yellow on the outside.
I was going to add all the usual frills that I do when Anne said, no leave it just like this.
She liked the tubes a bit jumbled up.
So I did.
It is always good to have a Muse.
This is the Aqua that I carved for the ring, coming in at 6.05ct.
This is one that I carved for a wax ring that I am going to cast next week or so.
A commissioned yellow and white gold bangle. This is the first part of the work.
In all probability, it will come back next your for me to set diamonds in the center.
Replacement stock.
A silver fused ring set with a carved Budd stone.
I work in any metal. I like silver.
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Helen Hill 07.14.09 at 8:34 am
I absolutely LOVE the carved aquamarines Hans - they are really beautiful and they evoke images of the sea more so than if they were simply faceted (although I love faceted aquamarines too). Really lovely. I agree with Anne about the jumbled tubes - they look great!
Lisa Bialac-Jehle 07.14.09 at 8:48 am
OoooOo….love the carved Aquas! Also love the little island maps. I can easily see my property.
Vicki Kataja 07.14.09 at 10:34 pm
Primo, Hans! Anne gives good advice.
Peggy Wilson, Harbor Jewelers 07.15.09 at 10:54 am
Hans, Jumbled up is fabulous! The aquas are awe inspiring!
Years ago my child, then age 4, said to me, “God thinks in curves and man thinks in straight lines”.
We were in the car, and I just about drove off the road.
The aqua ring is a prime example of not trying to straighten that which does not need straighteneing!