Balance Rings

These rings came about from designing for a client, I came up with a similar design to these and decided to forge it from thick wire, when I bent it up to the shape, it was too big to be worn as a ring so I decided to over lap the two meeting loops side by side to decrease the size. This created a really interesting pattern and It took off from there. I made a few variations and created different finishes such as blackening the metal for contrast, glass brushing for a matted look and forging with a polished hammer for a beaten texture. Over and above this I set one of the rings with a Labradorite gemstone and one with a Moonstone. To me these rings represent the Chinese Yin and Yang which describes the interdependance of opposites which create harmony and balance.

Sweet Mozam's

This is a Cast Silver ring set with water Opals, they have a really beautiful colour to them which remind me of the bright blue luminescence of the Ocean in Tofu, Mozambique. I went there in December 2004 and what a beautiful place it was. After a long hot drive from Maputo, we arrived at a Backpackers called Fatima's Nest where we camped at, it had a really relaxed vibe with a beach bar where you can take afternoon naps on the couch, a bon-fire circle and little dried palm tree leaf gazebo's with hammocks strung from it, I thought that this was definately my kind of place, I never wanted to leave and ever since I have been longing to go back. So to anyone reading this post I would strongly recomend taking a visit.