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    I made these rings for Lynda. There are actually five rings that are loose so they can be shifted around or worn separately. All the diamonds come out of her mothers original ring, so there is some sentimental value attached. This is what the original ring looked like.   And this turquoise which [...]

      Replacement piece. This is a really nice coloured aqua but it had some rather contortionistic  inclusions, if I might use that word. So I had to carve and carve, all the time chasing the flaws. The pendant is therefor was also made in a contortionistic manner. Repousé  with 18kt yellow and white [...]

  The other day as I was opening my workshop, I heard a tremendous commotion inside, screaming and running and then a volley of gunshots. Then complete and utter silence, I carefully looked around the corner, but everything seemed normal, except that my rough gem box was not in the same place that I had [...]

    This ring, made on commission and my clients design. 18ct white gold and a yellow gold tube. The opal doesn’t photograph so good, but it is actually a very nice stone I always sweat to set a delicate stone like this, because it isn’t mine and if I break it I can’t replace it. [...]