Ocean Waves Engagement RingJanuary 2023 Moissanite, 18 karat white gold One of my dearest friends came to me to make an engagement ring for his girlfriend that would reflect the couples shared love of the ocean. He wanted something simple but stunning, understated but with a secret. We started with a gorgeous blue moissanite, which has both the clarity and depth of pelagic waters but also a sparkle that rivals the glint of the sun reflecting off the surface chop of the open

being that when Judah and the Maccabees restored the ransacked Temple in Jerusalem

she and her family came by my studio where we met

I ran with the joke

and while I loved creating that piece our initial consults had in fact begun with a discussion of their wedding rings

a type of scallop) when he heard that my niece's name means "dawn

so embedded in my subconscious is the image and its lines

and because the waxing made it partially stiff

I figured I'd scour the Tanakh for a passage that would be appropriate for a jeweler

it is also associated with personal limitations and boundaries

a hanabishi—which is also inked on him in a chest tattoo

The only detail I added to the half-round shank was a slight taper towards the bottom of the ring to give it a hint of movement

from right to left (as per the Hebrew): aquamarine (March