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Dragon's Ring by ~SoulStoneDesigns:iconSoulStoneDesigns:

Categories Artisan Crafts > Jewelry

©2007-2009 ~SoulStoneDesigns
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Submitted: November 27, 2007
File Size: 275 KB
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Make: Canon
Model: Canon EOS 5D
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F Number: F/16.0
Focal Length: 100 mm
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Date Picture Taken: Nov 27, 2007, 10:24:35 PM

Artist's Comments

A project well over a year in planning, finished.

The Stone:
The Spinel shows a nice range of color from light red to very deep, blood red. Cynthia chose this stone specifically for it's high degree of extinction, which enhances the blood-pool effect of the deep red reflections. When worn it tends to only show the deep reds in one side of the stone at a time.

The Ring:
The prongs are meant to resemble teeth or claws, and the shank texture is an abstracted scale pattern.

This is my first lost-wax piece. A local jeweler taught me how to carve wax and create prongs for this project. A local casting professional did the actual cast. Meeting these people through this project has taught me a lot and opened up many doors.

We have a rubber mould to make another if we please, but sometimes it's more fun to fight over who gets to wear it. :)

~Henry

Red Spinel 3.6 carats, 18k gold.
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=Adielle:iconAdielle: Nov 27, 2007, 10:48:47 PM
Wow. This ring is absolutely gorgeous. Wonderful job. :+fav:

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=meihua:iconmeihua: Nov 27, 2007, 10:59:37 PM
oh wow... that's beautiful work :)

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~dawnnamira:icondawnnamira: Nov 27, 2007, 11:21:31 PM
That is a wonderfully beautiful ring. :drool:

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=punkisstillcool:iconpunkisstillcool: Nov 28, 2007, 12:09:55 AM
That's very beautiful!
You can tell that your skills have greatly improved.

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~yogarasu:iconyogarasu: Nov 28, 2007, 12:23:58 AM
wow. I agree absolutely gorgeous ring

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~Ignisburns:iconIgnisburns: Nov 28, 2007, 3:13:43 AM
Really beautiful ring! :)

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=DonSimpson:iconDonSimpson: Nov 28, 2007, 4:58:26 AM
In far too many of the jewelry pieces I see, the prongs are are insipid, afterthoughtish things. These actually have character. In fact, they look so good, I think they could be larger. The texture came out great, too.
~HasturCTS:iconHasturCTS: Nov 28, 2007, 8:55:31 AM
I can definitely see the dragon inspiration here. A nice, fierce looking ring. Beautiful.

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=Ellygator:iconEllygator: Nov 28, 2007, 9:25:20 AM
This is one awesome piece! I love the level of abstraction that still preserves the "dragonish" feel and the precision of the work is just awe-inspiring. Wonderful design and execution!

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