Here is a ring I made in February 2015 that truly symbolized the essence of Valentines Day and romance to my client. I have some pictures of its fabrication and will post in the tutorial section today.
I early February 2015, I was contacted by a person who wanted a custom ring made. Her husband had passed a couple years ago and she wanted a ring made from his wedding band and graduation ring. I could tell her grieving had been intense and profound as she still displayed extreme emotion at times.
She had seen some of my work and the only requests were that the design had the subtle elements of two eagles and she wanted some type of stone set into the design. We decided on a red garnet as her husband liked the color. The symbol of an eagle was significant in their lives spiritually and emotionally and she said that having two eagle elements would make her feel that her husband would always be with her watching over her.
After many attempts working on the design, I proposed the idea of an open eagle mouth holding the stone as it resembled a heart. She liked the idea and allowed me to create the ring without being involved in the details (always a bonus). The two eagle elements ended up being the open mouth heart holding the stone and some wings in the yellow gold portion of the shank wrapping around the finger.
Last edited by Goldsmithing; 18-02-2017 at 07:40 PM.
What lovely entries. That rose is beautiful Peter.
I've not posted for ages either (hope things are improving for you Ceri), last year was annus horriblus for us, with a few wonderful moments.
The most romantic pieces I have ever had the privilege of making were my children's engagement rings. The first for my daughter, keeping that a secret was a killer, and the second for my son to give to his (now) fiancee......
The entries this month are all beautiful! And Peter and Goldsmithing you are both amazing as usual, I can only dream as being nearly as good one day...
I'd like to enter my heart-of-hearts necklace. This is actually part of my first batch of items I created from wax and sent away to be cast. The heart design is something I could have just pierced from silver sheet but I wanted to experiment in wax! I used a piece of pre-sliced Ferris File-a-Wax for the heart and the arrow was made using pink sheet wax and blue wax 'wire'. I created the heart design using Word. The past few years I've been learning traditional silversmith techniques and then got distracted with metal clay for a while. For me wax casting feels like a combination of both which I find pretty exciting right now. (Photographing jewellery is still a challenge for me, so I go around my house taking pics under different lighting, etc. to see what works best, which is why my pictures all look so different!)
We have loved seeing the entries to this month's Valentine's Day themed competition!
We are pleased to announce that the winner of the competition is Goldsmithing with the following entry:
We really liked the story behind this piece and how the design incorporated the stone inside the heart. We also thought the piece had a wonderful shape and finish. Well done!
Please email competitions@cooksongold.com with your contact details and Cooksongold account number so we can arrange for your prize to be sorted.
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