Custom Made Jewelry
Custom orders are a conversation between the client and the artisan. There are different scenarios that can lead to a custom order.
Maybe the client sees some of my jewelry and would like something similar. This is a real compliment for me.
Frequently a client will see jewelry in a store or in a photo and this idea will be the basis from which we develop a jewelry design.
Maybe the client has jewelry that they want renovated by removing or adding elements. Sometimes the client wishes to recycle the gold and/or stones from old or broken jewelry and would like suggestions on how this material could be used.
Let me share with you photos of jewelry resulting from some of these conversations.
Anniversary Ring
I got a phone call from a husband who had forgotten about a rapidly approaching important wedding anniversary. He wanted a ring for his wife. I emailed him a photo of a selection of stones. Within 24 hours he had made his choice and I could begin work on the setting. All the arrangements and agreements were made through the internet and we did not physically see each other until consignment.
Anniversary Ring
I had free rein for the design of the ring. I chose to set the stone in 18K rose gold to accent the rich yellow color of the 2.85 ct sapphire. For added strength, a white gold wire was placed snugly around the bezel.
Anniversary Ring
The yellow gold ring shank was forged and polished smooth on the sides and lightly hammered on the outside.
Rubelite Ring
A person that I had met only a few times sent me her gold to recycle. She would like a ring with a stone.
But exactly what did she desire? I did a very primitive investigation with a questionnaire asking what color and cut of stone she would enjoy, obviously to be set in 18K yellow gold. Her response was that when she thought of a stone that went well with yellow gold she thought of red. And that the ideal cut would be square and faceted.
Rubelite Ring
Holy Molies! The most expensive stones are true green and true red. And try to find one in a square, faceted cut. Actually I was amazed at the number of lovely stones that are cut square and faceted. Very few were a good red.
We walked through different photos of stones as we both tried to understand what was available. And then we arrived to a compromise. In the photos that I presented to the client she gave more importance to the red color than to the cut of the stone.
Rubelite Ring
She chose a lovely 10 mm round rubelite tourmaline high domed cabachon. The she graciously allowed me to design the ring however I wanted.
