Carnivora: a drawing + a mold = a ring
The other day I lurched into the local coffee shop and began to peel off my layers as I stood before the jeweler I had come to meet.
She had asked that I come to take a last look at the wax mold for the ring I had designed.
One of the many things I’ve learned in working with jewelers on the pieces to be showcased in my upcoming show, Carnivora, is that just because one can draw it on paper, does not mean that it will translate literally. I’ve come to live the expression “I make it pretty and you make it practical.” And so it was when I looked upon the small purple sculpture that sat in the hand extended towards me.
The ring, as imagined, will be cast from Palladium with onyx set into the “eyes” and is intended to be worn either with the point towards the wearer or away.
On the hand it just feels right.
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