Constellation Shower EarringsDecember 2016 Sterling silver, cubic zirconium A good friend of mine commissioned these earrings for his girlfriend. As usual, when he commissions a piece for a family member, his sole guideline for design is "not Judaica"and beyond that I have free reign. Given that these were a Christmas gift, I thought I'd try to emulate the sparkles of the faerie lights that decorate so many homes and public spaces this time of year; that way she can have some

and 2) bronze is a really stiff material even in a narrow gauge that I had annealed before using

This is my wife's wedding band

because the numbers had become significant to each of them over time—especially his own

I decided to rearrange the elements of the painting in the mode of a Hawaiian Heirloom pattern

Although the insides are highly polished

which is welded to the rod that supports the brain

that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life")

its present woody color

and that it formed later from the consolidation of debris from an Earth impact

Ganymede was a Trojan prince who was abducted by Zeus (in the form of an eagle) to Mount Olympus to become immortal and to serve the gods as cupbearer

November 2013

Commissioned by a very patient friend of mine