“Repeating the process to arrive at one of these rings, is like repeating the process of hiking. It’s a wonderful way find beautiful and unique sights.”
Old Forged Gypsy Rings
Each one of these works is an artistic study in building a ring.
The rawness of gold in its nugget form creates a natural state. From this natural state I forge and shape a ring. I carve settings for gemstones into the nugget, letting the natural shape inform my intervention. I gypsy set all variety of gemstones into these rings, furthering their Distinction from one another.
This Old Forged Gypsy Ring features a white sapphire as its center stone. An accompanying blue sapphire, and two diamonds are also secured in settings carved from the raw 14 karat yellow gold nugget. The ring shank flows fluidly into the central nugget and has been forged to a size 6 1/4.
This Old Forged Gypsy Ring features five amethysts, the birthstone of February. It was built in February of 2018 from raw 14 karat gold which was reconstituted into a workable nugget, that I then shaped and forged to arrive at this ring.
It currently is a size 5 1/2 and can be sized.
This Old Forged Gypsy Ring features four genuine aquamarines, the birthstone of March. The ring forged from a raw 14 karat gold nugget, with individual settings carved from the natural contours of the nugget. Each aquamarine has a sculpted perch to sit in within this nugget ring.
Forged in my Adirondack studio, this ring is currently a size 9 1/2, and can be sized.
A Diamond Old Forged Gypsy Ring in yellow gold. 14 karat gold was melted and formed into a raw nugget, which I forged into a ring. The nugget at the center of this ring was then shaped and sculpted to accommodate eight diamonds.
Diamond is the April birthstone, and this ring was built in April. There are many angles to this sparkly little fellow.
This Old Forged Gypsy Ring features five genuine garnets. Each garnet sits in a hand carved setting sculpted from the raw 14 karat nugget. The top of this particular ring is a yellow nugget cluster, while the bottom is a heavy forged white gold shank.
January's birthstone is garnet, and this ring was built in the January of 2018 in my Adirondack studio in Old Forge, NY.
It currently is a size 7, and can be sized.