2010 - "polaris" pendant

I hand fabricated the 8 pointed star out of palladium.  First I made a sheet of metal.  Then I dapped the sheet so that it was domed.  I cut out and filed the star shape out of the dapped square of metal.  I did the lay out of all the stones, drilled all of the holes and did the pre-setting for a bead setting process.  I hand fabricated the back plate out of 14k rose gold.  I cut the plate into a cushion shape, dapped the metal and created a faux hammered finish with burs and rubber wheels.  The 8 pointed star is riveted onto the back plate.  my mentor did all of the final bead setting.

2010 - tri-color diamond ring

 I hand fabricated all of these bands out of 18 k yellow, rose and white gold.  The gents band is 11mm wide.   For the yellow gold bands I hand cut 3 small 4 prong heads and set tiny yellow diamonds.  In the white gold bands i hand cut 2 small 4 prong heads for white diamonds.  The center band is made out of rose gold.

 The rose gold band has a taller shoulder toward the top of the band to accommodate for the larger diamonds. I hand cut a 4 prong head for the center stone and then made the rest of the band just wide enough for the smaller side diamonds, and then i hand cut the 4 prong heads for the side diamonds as well.  I carved out the under carriage of the center head so that the side bands tuck under the diamond and rest flush against the band.  I soldered all of the bands securely together and finished it with a high polish.  

2010 - modern diamond ring

 This was a very challenging project!  I hand fabricated the three heads for the: princess cut, marquise & trillion diamond out of platinum.  I hand fabricated an 18k yellow gold tube to bezel set small round diamonds into as wells as a platinum tube for bezel setting a diamond.  I hand fabricated the bypass shank out of platinum as well.  I soldered all of the individual pieces together and passed it on to my mentor for all of the stone setting.  It was a challenging, but satisfying project!  The customer loved it so much she actually hugged me when she picked it up.

2010 - antique ring reproductions

This was an interesting project because my challenge was to reproduce three rings that had gone through the garbage disposal. I had the appraisal with the stone weights, a poor quality photograph and three chewed up rings.  I hand fabricated everything excluding the two 4 prong heads for the center stones out of 14k gold (white and yellow).  My mentor did all of the stone setting and soldered the rings together while I was on vacation. I was told that the customer was thrilled and thought they looked exactly like her rings did when they were new (many moons ago).

2010 - free form pendant

I hand fabricated the light weight open back bezels for this pendant out of 14k yellow gold.  I soldered the bezels together and attached a simple tapered bail.  The stones are set with epoxy.

2010 - two tone semi-bezel ring

I hand fabricated the shank out of 18k yellow gold. the shank is gently rounded with a squared bottom. I fabricated semi-bezel head out of platinum and set it with a round white diamond.

2010 - gents tri-color wave band

I hand fabricated the bands in 14k yellow, rose and white gold.  I fitted and soldered the three bands together.  The sides of the band is bright polished and the top of the band has a satin finish.

2010 - platinum engagement ring.

i hand fabricated the shank out of platinum and channel set round white diamonds in the band.  I soldered a die struck platinum 4 prong head in the center and set a round brilliant cut diamond.

2010 - flower ring

i made this ring using the lost wax method of casting.  first i injected wax into 3 molds: 2 channel set band molds and the "flower" ring mold.  I cast the rings in 18k yellow gold and cleaned them up.  i channel set white diamonds into the bands.  i bezel set the oval tourmaline as well as the marquise cut emeralds.  All of the rings are soldered together at the bottom of the shank.

2010 - old european diamond solitaire

I hand fabricated the shank of this solitaire engagement ring out of 14k white gold.  i set the old European cut diamond in a die struck 6 prong head.  my mentor made the contoured bead set wedding band.

2010 - satin finish gents band

I hand fabricated this gents band out of platinum. i flush set the old European cut diamond in the band.  The sides of the band are bright polished and the top of the band has a satin finish.  The band is about 7mm wide at the top where the diamond is set and tapers gradually to about 5mm wide at the bottom of the shank.

2010 - gents channel set band

i hand fabricated this gents band out of 14k white gold.  i channel set one green diamond in the center and two smaller white diamonds on each side of the green diamond.  the band is accented by one groove about 1mm in from the edges of the band.  the band was 10mm wide and finished with a high polish.

2010 - peach pearl charms

i hand fabricated these earring charms out of palladium. i made the charms to match a pendant that was purchased at the store.  i cut and shaped the petal design out of plate and soldered a jump ring to the top of the petal design to that the charms could dangle from the twisted wire hoops shown here.  i bead set one diamond in each of the four petals of the design.

2010 - white gold engagement ring

I hand fabricated the shank out of 14k white gold.  the step down bezel heads for the princess cut stones were made in two separate strips.  i cut a channel in the shank for these strips and soldered them into the shank, then i soldered the pre-made v-tip prong head into the center, this created  an illusion of a square center.  i did all fabrication and stone setting on this piece.

2010 - fresh water pearl earrings

I used pre-made chain and did wire wrap in 14k yellow gold to make these dangle earrings.  the top pearl is glued in a post pearl cup.  it had 3 strands of chain dangling from the top pearl, each is accented by a wire wrapped pearl at the bottom of the chain. one chain has a second pearl attached half way up the chain.

2009 - ocean jasper ring

 I hand fabricated a model out of silver, made a vulcanized rubber mold of the model and then did lost wax casting.  I cast this ring in 14k rose gold.  I did all of the model, casting and finishing work on this ring.  My mentor did the bead setting of the diamonds.

2009 - semi-bezel band

I hand fabricated this ring out of 14k white gold.  the largest diamond is set in a semi bezel in the center of the ring.  the other diamonds descend in size, they are also set in semi bezels.

2009 - 5 stone diamond ring

I hand fabricated this diamond ring to fit the customers stones in a leaf pattern.  I bezel set the center diamond and prong set the marquise diamonds in a leaf pattern.

2009 - marquise "fold up" ring

i hand fabricated this two tone ring out of 14k white and yellow gold.  I made the head of the ring in white gold so that it would brighten and whiten the diamond.  The shank is constructed in yellow gold.  This piece was originally made for stock, but when it was purchased I converted the shank into an adjustable shank to accommodate for her arthritic knuckles.

2009 - opal pendant

I carved this pendant in wax and cast it in 18k yellow gold.  The opal was cut out of a old piece of jewelry and set in the back of the pendant like a coin.  The pendant was then plated with 24k gold.

2009 - Marquise 3 stone ring

I hand fabricated this ring out of 14k white gold.  The marquise diamond as well as the round side diamonds are set in semi-bezels.

2009 - Peridot and diamond earrings

I hand fabricated the yellow gold basket heads for the peridots.  I also hand fabricated the white gold bezels for the diamonds.  I did all of the fabrication and construction of the earrings, my mentor did all of the stone setting.

2009 - Malacite rings

I hand fabricated a model out of silver.  Made a vulcanized rubber mold, shot waxes and cast these rings in 14k white gold.

2009 - Wedge ring with channel set bands

I cast waxes made from molds to create these rings.  The center ring is a wedge with one round diamond tension set in the center.  The side bands have channel set diamonds.  I did all casting, finishing and stone setting.

2009 - 3 stone ring

I hand fabricated this 14k white gold ring.  I set the diamonds in semi-bezels.

2009 - Yellow gold diamond ring

I hand fabricated the shank in 14k yellow gold.  I flush set the side diamonds and set center diamond in a 6 prong white gold die struck head.

2009 - Two tone double bezel pendant

I hand fabricated theses heart shaped bezels, soldered the white gold bezel inside of the yellow gold bezel and set a heart shaped diamond.  The chain goes through the pendant.

2009 - Simple 14k white gold bezel set diamonds

I hand fabricated these white gold bezels and set round brilliant diamonds in the earrings.

2008 - Platinum & Diamond ring

I hand fabricated this ring out of platinum.  The ring consists of a bezel set round brilliant cut diamond, flanked by 2 baguette diamonds and surrounded by a ring of bead set diamonds.  I did all of the fabrication, and my mentor did all of the stone setting.

2008 - Semi-Mount Ring

I hand fabricated the shank of this semi-mount out of 14k white gold and set bullet shaped diamonds on either side of the die struck head.

2008 - Channel set band

I hand fabricated this ring out of 14k yellow gold and channel set it with round brilliant cut diamonds.

2008 - Bezel set marquise ring

I hand fabricated this ring out of 14k white gold.  I set a marquise white diamond in a bezel head.  The hand fabricated shank is bright polished and half round.

2008 - Sapphire & Diamond Pendant

I hand fabricated this pendant out of 14k white gold.  This was the first hinged bail I made.  I did the layout and pre-setting of the bead set diamonds, but my mentor did the final setting of the diamonds as well as the pink sapphire.

2008 - Tourmaline & Diamond Ring

 I hand fabricated the 14k white gold head for this beautiful tourmaline.  I carved the shank out of wax and cast it in 14k yellow gold.  I hand cut the channel for the tapered baguettes and did all of the pre-setting for the diamonds.  

My mentor did the final setting of the diamonds as well as setting the tourmaline.This was one of the first pieces that I did at my current job back in April of 2008.  It was also one of the first times I cast.

2008 - Two Tone Bezel pendant

I hand fabricated this bezel pendant out of platinum and 18k yellow gold.  the the snake chain goes directly through the bezel.  I set a white diamond in the platinum bezel.

2008 - Tree of Life Pendant

I cast this pendant from a mold.  The pendant is in 14k white gold.  I added 3 die struck heads to the bottom of the pendant.  I set 3 multi-colored garnets in the colors of the flag of Senegal.

2008 - Opal Freeform Pendant

I hand fabricated this pendant out of 18K yellow gold.  All of the stones are set in handmade light weight open back bezel settings.

2008 - Sapphire "Leaf" Earrings

I hand formed the 14K yellow gold frame and center "vein" of the leaves.  I used pre-made basket heads.  I arranged the heads so that they would fit in the frame, set the arrangement in plaster and soldered the heads together.  After the heads were attached to each other I soldered them into the frame.  On the back of the earrings I soldered posts and omega backs.  I set the basket heads with multi-colored sapphires.

2008 - Gents 50th Birthday Band

I hand fabricated this ring out of 14k white gold.  First I made a thin wide band and gave it a florentine finish.  Second I made a narrow thick band that would fit over the first band like a sleeve and then I cut that band in half; this gave me the side rails for the ring. I went on to hand fabricate:  two white gold bezels, one rose gold flower, one green gold leaf and the Roman numeral for fifty out of white gold.  I soldered the side rails onto the band and then evenly spaced and soldered all of the components around the band.  The last step was bezel setting one brown and one blue diamond.