#4

This is the fourth ring I've made using silver.

The stone is green jade, rose cut with the most gorgeous facets and tons of height.

I don't have a ton of time to play with silver, so when I get an hour or so, I try to find things that will stretch my abilities and help to increase the difficulty of what I can do with metal.

With this one, I wanted to fold metal.

So, after about 30 min. of filing a groove into the metal (not easy, let me tell you), I folded and then hard-soldered to reinforce the fold.

The back of the ring is not exactly what I wanted.

My plan was to have more of an overlap, but it would have been too small.

I learned so much about layering metal and setting squares. (notch the edges of the bezel!!!)

These are learning pieces that won't be sold, but will become a collection of snapshots to remind me what I've learned as I've journeyed from beadwork to metalwork. 

Of course, I haven't forgotten my roots and this piece was brought to life with a gorgeous clay pendant from Chinook Jewelry and a huge chunk of Red Creek Jasper.

(I'll drop this one in the shop tomorrow.)
UPDATE: In the shop here. 

I'm off to play with metal while I've got the time!