When I first ordered the resin flowers, this was the initial design that I had in mind. The idea was to play with the juxtaposition between the distressed surface of the band and the whiteness and delicacy of the flower.
First, I made a fused sterling silver ring. I soldered a piece of wire to attach the rose and a tube for the setting of the stone.
I planned to set either a rose-cut faceted iolite or a rhodolite garnet. None of these options seemed to work and after having a little stonesetting drama, I ended up setting a 3mm pink tourmaline cabochon.
RAW52 #18 “White rose”
The ring was oxidized to highlight the texture of the fused band and finished with a coarse mini fiber wheel.
Despite the problems with the stonesetting, it turned out exactly as I wanted it….I’m tempted to keep this for myself!
To check-out the progress of the Ring-a-Week project and find all the rings posted so far, please visit the group’s Flickr pool.
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