An interesting bangle primarily using gold and some seed pearls for contrast. The vines were done in polished yellow gold and the leaves textured to give that organic feel. The design's still pretty much open to variations as replacing the pearls with some colored stones or even diamonds. Or doubling up the width. But this one's quite nice as it is; undulating naturally on the wrist. Considering its done in solid gold.
Here are earrings of carved carnelian flowers with diamonds and seed pears set in yellow gold. Carnelian falls under the chalcedony (kăl-sĕd'n-ē) species which is related to quartz. Varieties of chalcedony are usually differentiated by color; multi-color banded chalcedony are usually labeled as agate, black and white banded ones are called onyx and orange ones are called carnelian. And here are some exceptional ones with vivid color, waxy texture and translucency.
Here's a suite of rose cut amethysts, intense pink tourmalines, pyrope garnets and diamonds set in yellow gold. A great combination of interesting shapes, subtle brilliance and deep hues.
This was a project based fundamentally on color. I was tasked to create these based on purples, pinks and dark reds and was able to source these interesting free-form rose cut stones for it. Rose cuts were primarily developed for diamonds in the 1500's and were considered cutting edge at that time as it proved to give a more brilliant stone compared to older style cuts. From the top they resembled rose buds, hence the name. The brilliant cut (which had more fire and sparkle) was developed some time in the 1700's and paved the way for the modern round brilliant stones we're familiar with today. Whereas brilliant stones do create some sharp sparkle, sometimes its great to see some stones with soft, broad flashes too.
