Cedar bark textured ring in argentium sterling silver // Intricate cast ring // Tree bark ring // U.S. size 9 mid-century and hand hammered by me

and hand hammered by me in my Connecticut studio

It was made using the ancient lost-wax casting method

Handmade in argentium sterling silver

the ring is solid

Cedar bark textured ring in argentium sterling silver // Intricate cast ring // Tree bark ring // U.S. size 9 mid-century and hand hammered by meThe intricate, layered rough texture of this ring is inspired by the bark of the ancient cedar trees that I remember from childhood hikes in the forests of the Pacific Northwest. There is a knothole on the bottom fo the ring perhaps a hiding place for a tiny critter. This ring was made using the ancient technique of lost wax casting. Only one model was made, and it was destroyed as part of the casting process. The ring is entirely hand carved and one