Azah Chamavet Ahavah RingsSeptember 2015 14 karat yellow gold, emerald A couple came to me on the occasion of their 20th anniversary after they had seen my Ani L'Dodi Wrap Ring online. They inquired about commissioning something that evoked the same feeling but that was more personal and even more interesting, to update their existing skull themed wedding rings which were worn with age. They wanted to maintain the original skull theme in addition to adding a Hebrew message

The yin/yang nature of the opposing textures even represent each night and day of the week

" but the meaning goes deeper than that

which appears here in the fingers of the hamsa

this plate offers back from its cupped hands whatever you put on it

After hand-spreading the silver rivets each one centimeter apart from the other

is one of only two mammals endemic to the Hawaiian Islands

In turning this iteration of the Koch Snowflake into a wearable star

is the god of war

Rather than using glass or plastic beads

October 2003Sterling silver

they knew her Hebrew name would be Freyah (פרייה)

I'll grant you—but since claddaghs are so readily available elsewhere