"Good Fortune" CufflinksFebruary 2001 Sterling silver, soapstone My friend Patrick was at a wedding reception in San Francisco when one of his tablemates noticed a pair of cuff links that I'd made him. She thought they'd make a great gift for her boyfriend, so he sent her to me (thanks PMK!). For the face of the hand carved soapstone she chose the character (f), which means good fortune and luck. I used a bit of a thicker bezel on these than on the originals to balance the

The name of this bold and whimsical ring is appropriate

Planetary symbol: ♃

John 3:16 is one of the most well known and widely quoted verses in the Christian Bible

So a single-piece bangle bracelet made of it is fairly extravagant (as good jewelry should be)

They're designed to look like the representation of a mathematical ray in geometry

Since I had just made an 'iliahi ring the month before our anniversary

cloisonné beads

passion for justice

As the second image shows

And since she's from Brazil where (as in Europe) 14K gold is considered "gold alloy

and we could all use something to steady the boat right about now

angels were a favorite motif in the Art Deco movement