The ring I imagined in Kamikochi

It has been a fun few months of making things at my bench!

Excitingly, I finished a ring that I first imagined over a year ago. The Komorebi Pinky Ring adds a row of champagne diamonds beside the streaming texture of the the gold. As it's name suggests, the piece was inspired by a scene of komorebi (the Japanese word for sunlight filtered through leaves) that I saw about three years ago on a solo trip to Kamikochi, a famous mountain area in central Japan.

I really enjoy the technical aspect of making jewelry, so it was gratifying to combine a variety of Japanese and western techniques to make this unique pinky ring.

Recent one-of-a-kind pieces

One of my favorite custom pieces from the past few months was a chunky sterling silver signet with an eroded side. I love mixing organic and clean textures and this was a fun way to play with both.

I made two one-of-a-kind pieces featuring natural diamonds. The first was a pair of simple bar studs in 18 karat gold with small champagne diamonds (pictured below next to a pearl stud) and a sterling silver signet with a flush white diamond and brushed finish.

Finally, I made a very special custom piece reimagining a set of wedding rings as a diamond pendant. The rings were worn for over 35 years and we kept every scratch and mark from those memories. We added five champagne diamonds to represent each family member in the bail of the pendant.

Stone-setting

When I wasn’t making the pieces shown above, I was practicing other settings - including my first full eternity band (where diamonds go all the way around the ring). I’m excited to one day incorporate these into finished pieces.