marcasite and a vintage pearlescent bead

Illutration of ring being worn

the inspiration for a piece or even a whole collection can be one tiny detail, such as the lovely lettering on this button reading "best ring edge", which is even included into part of the design of some
The textured surface created by the crystals and button forms is contrasted by the highly polished, smooth flat edge.

My cast rings give an organic quality to a man-made object like buttons so they look like they have been dug up out of the ground. Future fossils of our everyday objects