Palladium Braid Wedding BandsJuly 2012 Palladium The couple that these were designed for wanted something unique and interesting but subtle. They knew that they wanted palladium, and also knew that they both really liked a brushed finish. We came up with a slow weave braid pattern that repeats only five times around the circumference of each ring. We gave the braid a satin finish, but the challenge with a such a finish is that over time it will polish to a shine as the wearer

It had the added benefit that without piercings

Jupiter (Greek name: Zeus)

etc) or white gold that has been rhodium-plated

My friend Tova wound up buying it

The Hebrew phrase running the circumference of this ring is אם תרצו אין זו אגדה (im tirtzu ein zo agadah)

A client asked me to design a bracelet for his wife on the occasion of the birth of their son

It is a staggeringly large--250% greater than the combined mass of all the other planets in the system

the peach-orange glow is beautifully reflected by the polished bronze interior of the flame

to update their existing skull-themed wedding rings which were worn with age

The character in the center of this striking pendant is 福 (fú)

To this day it's one of my favorite pieces that I've ever made

I sat down with several pictures of hummingbird skulls from an encyclopedia (pre-internet