Wells 28Septeber 2015 Sterling silver, jade My father, a retired English professor and avid science fiction fan, has had an old H. G. Wells collection on his bookshelf for longer than I can remember. And for as long as the volume has been in my consciousness, I have looked at design on the cover and thought to myself that it looked like piece of jewelry that might have come out of the Danish Modern or Arts & Craft movements. It also looks like it could be a

The simplest explanation of the symbol on the star is that it's an abbreviation of my Hebrew name

I had previously designed an engagement ring for a truly lovely couple

Only after the ring shape was complete was the inner flat surface of gold soldered in place to give the ring greater strength and a smoother appearance

This unusual engagement ring is done in 18-karat yellow gold and set with a diamond and two rubies

while the reverse has the Hebrew date of the ceremony as well as a gold applique menorah modeled after a depiction from a mosaic in the same ancient Roman synagogue where the ceremony was held

The hau tree

a modernist take on the classic yin & yang symbol

This idea came to me while I was undergoing acupuncture (steel

and the ner tamid can be an eternal flame that is a light for generations of their families

I haven't made pottery since elemetary school

I also finally listened to my wife who said I didn't have to make her jewelry every single anniversary

understated but with a secret