Oct 29, 2017 | Anniversary Rings, Men's Rings, Rings, Wedding Rings
The foundation for fabricating a new wedding ring all starts from scratch with the intricate process that sparks the layers of creativity. It begins when pure gold casting grain is melted and alloyed in to 18kt gold. I then mill the new alloyed gold into what is...
Oct 21, 2017 | Anniversary Rings, Engagement Rings, Live Workshop, Men's Rings, Wedding Rings
I will be teaching another jewelry making workshop in my Bend studio this weekend on carving cast bezels for larger stones. I will be teaching workshops on a more regular basis covering various jewelry making process in the future, so if you are interested in visiting...
Oct 16, 2017 | Anniversary Rings, Engagement Rings, Rings, Wedding Rings
Engagement and wedding ring designs can take on many shapes, forms and materials, but many times as they say in the art world… less is more. By this I mean that many designs today seem to be filled with as much stuff as that shape or form can handle. I have...
Oct 8, 2017 | Anniversary Rings, Engagement Rings, Inspiration, Men's Rings, Rings, Wedding Rings
The earliest stages of designing an engagement or wedding ring begins with two simple things, the ring’s size and how wide or narrow my client would like their ring. This is the structural foundation for everything that will follow. This is also where the challenge...
Feb 10, 2017 | Anniversary Rings, Engagement Rings, Inspiration, Men's Rings, Rings, Wedding Rings
Most of my work today in creating one-of-a-kind engagement rings and wedding rings is for clients from around the country and even around the world thanks to e-mails, digital images, FaceTime conversations and insured express shipping. This last year in fact I created...
