Starfish Ring Added to the Sea Cliff Collection

Found over 20 years ago off the west coast of Florida on the beach at Sanibel Island, I ran across this little starfish the other day and decided to turn it into a ring. Handcrafted in Fine Silver using PMC(Precious Metal Clay), the ring is set with a 4mm faceted Peridot and finished with a patina to enhance detail.

Peridot is the birthstone for the month of August. According to folklore, Peridot brings its wearer success, peace, and good luck. Peridot has been found in Egyptian jewelry dating as far back as the early second millennium BC and was mined from the volcanic island of Zebirget, or St. Johns Island, in the Red Sea. Native Hawaiians referred to Peridot crystals as the tears of Pele, their goddess of fire.

This ring, along with other sea creatures can be found under my Sea Cliff Collection. Keep watching for more critters over the next few weeks.

Rawhide Collection Featured on www.manChic.com

On November 7th, 2006 manChic – the ultimate male fashion guide, featured these selections from my Rawhide Collection and Redwood Collection of unique one-of-a-kind handcrafted jewelry for him. manChic is a unique website that showcases the newest and hottest in men’s fashion, cars, grooming, design, gadgets, travel, etc…and was recently featured in 7×7 San FranciscoThis online magazine for men, founded in November, 2004 has grown at a remarkable pace, and is referenced regularly by major bloggers and the press. It now averages 150.000 unique visitors a month. manChic is updated continuously throughout the day, links to stories and selected editorials, features exclusive interviews, and posts stories and commentaries from correspondents around the world.

Fine Silver Anemone Rings Added to the Sea Cliff Collection

I always get asked where I get my inspiration for my designs, so I thought I would share with you how I came up with these two rings. On October 15th, Nature aired “Oceans in Glass: Behind Scenes of the Monterey Bay Aquarium The Aquarium features over 30,000 animals and plants that live in replicated ocean environments, so after taking a drive down to Monterey this past weekend, I thought I would try to capture the beauty of Anemones currently on view at the Rocky Shore exhibit.I handcrafted these two rings in Fine Silver using PMC(Precious Metal Clay), then finished by applying a patina to enhance the detail. These two rings, along with other sea creatures can be found under my Sea Cliff Collection. I plan on adding a few more critters to the collection over the next few weeks. Stay tuned!