Works
Butterfly Pendant
Rope gold, diamonds, and a freshwater pearl
Turtle Ring
Hand-carved sterling silver with peridot
A one-off carved sterling silver ring — a turtle in full relief, its shell inlaid with a cabochon peridot
Materials
- Sterling Silver
Hand-carved and cast, oxidized finish in recessed areas
- Peridot
Cabochon, 6×8mm oval, hand-cut bezel setting
Techniques
Wax CarvingLost-Wax CastingBezel SettingSelective Oxidation
Dimensions
- band Width4mm at shank, widening to 22mm at turtle form
- height12mm at highest point
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The turtle form was carved directly in wax and cast in sterling silver — no mold pulled from an existing piece, no template. Every line of the shell, every tuck of the feet, came from the hand. The result is something you can feel: the slight irregularity of the shell plates, the way the neck turns just off-center.
The cabochon peridot sits flush in the shell at the center, held in a hand-cut bezel that follows the slight dome of the stone. Peridot at this weight — a warm, clear grass green — reads differently against silver than against gold. It pulls slightly cooler, slightly more mineral, which felt right for something that lives near water.
This piece exists once. It was made without a specific buyer in mind, which is the only way to make something like this honestly.
The Story
The commission that prompted this piece fell through at the design stage — the client wanted something more conventional. Rather than set the wax aside, the turtle form was completed as conceived. It took another three months to find the right peridot: not too yellow, not too dark, large enough to anchor the shell without overpowering it.
