a diamond in the rough

they say a diamond is a girls best friend ...

in my world, it's my guru that gifted me this raw diamond, and my darling bilic that gifted me this gold ♥

together I am bound by this exquisite creation of immeasurable love; and to top it off .. I made her! 100% all me ~ that is the greatest gift of all, creating something magnificent from raw materials gifted and wholeheartedly made with love xo

for my birthday, jurgen gifted me a shimmering piece of mother nature's raw goodness, this 1.4 carat fire yellow rough diamond

I poured my ingot of dark yellow gold and asked jürgen to create a beautiful ring for me; he suggested I make her myself - I was flabbergasted by his suggestion! after the rush of christmas events, shows and custom orders, the holidays were a success and the new year began with a fresh new gift to myself: in the seat of the student learning the delicate robust art of forging this beauty!

a true blessing and an honor to learn this tension setting technique which originated in germany in the late 70's. an approximate 10,000-12,000 psi (pounds per square inch) pressure is literally holding (pinching) this diamond in place. my first time birthing this technique and I managed to finish her in 16 hours, it was pure fucking awesome!

featuring a 1.4 carat fire yellow raw diamond held by a 750 (18 karat) 4.2mm thick dark yellow solid gold band

2017 is flourishing with delicious love, xo O

january 2017