Lotus OrnamentJune 2014 Sterling silver Upon the wedding of two of my friends, I wanted to make something special as a gift. Their wedding invitations featured a beautiful organic graphical design, the main detail of which was an intricate boteh like lotus. I used the central motif to make this Christmas ornament for themmy hope is that when they trim their tree every December, they'll be reminded of the intense joy they felt on their wedding day.

and since silk is a bit more luxe I chose to use it here

" The bail's physical overture to the tefillin embodies the hope that the phrase Am Yisrael Chai will eternally serve as a reminder to both the ingathered and the exiles that the people of Israel still live

I wanted to make something that represented both of them and their personalities

" This implies that no matter the judgement

the fiddle back grain is visible even in the narrow section of this piece of reclaimed iliahi that forms the shank of this beautiful ring

and I'm typically behind the curve when it comes to making items for my inventory with the birthstone of whatever given month it happens to be

nun or "N")

the language in which the Christian Bible was first transcribed

and the uniformity of the both the surface and stone sizes creates an unparalleled smoothness to the touch and a whole heck of a lot of bling

but I left the firescale on from the soldering process and left work marks on the surface rather than sanding them out

vitality and drive

As I was designing the setting