Ocean Reef and Starfish "Flip" Ring

Look what I have! 

My Ocean Reef Flip is finally completed. The Starfish is 14k Yellow Gold, the Fan Coral is Sterling Silver and the Pearl is the buyers choice. Would look great with a Tahitian or South Sea Pearl.

Now I'm ready to complete the Cuff and the Necklace!

Starfish Ring with 12mm Thahian Pearl

Finishing up the Orchid Cuff today, I'm a bit delayed by a day. I burned myself on Friday...picked up a 450 degree pan out of the oven, "with" an oven mitt but obviously my so loved red oven mitt had seen better days. I might as well picked it up with a paper towel. 

Anyway...I'm starting on a new project with a beautiful natural color 12mm Tahitian Pearl today. Kathy has commissioned me to make her a Starfish ring based on my original design shown above...it will be fun recreating this ring, more later...

New Bamboo Cuff

Graduated Bamboo Cuff with sculpted
bamboo leaves
wrapping around the cuff

Medium Size Cuff
Widest Point Width: 1"
Smallest Point Width: 3/8"

 Available in two tone 14k gold & sterling silver
Shown in Sterling Silver, antiqued

A Wedding Gift for Kathy & Wynne - Completed!

Completed!

Both matching pendants came out beautifully!

I love these kind of e-mails...

...We saw some of your work at the Neptune Festival in Virginia Beach. It's very impressive and beautiful. We are interested in getting custom wedding rings. Since your work is so true to nature, we're hoping you can come up with a design for us.

Their ideas...

We want a design based on two trees with their branches growing together. It's based on a story in mythology about Baucis and Philemon. We can't quite picture how this can be turned into a ring, but maybe you can. If we can't get a design we like for rings, we would consider pendants.

Here was my suggestion...

...One side of the tree is 14k Yellow Gold and the other tree,
opposite side of the ring is another sculpted tree in White Gold.
Both tree's limbs come together at the top.
Yellow Gold and White Gold limbs intertwine.

Due to my design being so wide, it would work for Wynne but not for Kathy, so we are heading back to the drawing board, which I love and start sketching on a new his & her pendant design based on the two trees.

Here is one of two Ideas...

"TreeHearts"



I have another totally different idea...I'll sketch this one tomorrow.

"TreeHeart 2"

Now don't judge this piece on my sketch...sculpted in 3-D, this piece as well as the double pendants above

will look as if I carved the tree and dipped it in gold & silver.

...and this is what I Sculpt.

One tree will be cast in 14k yellow gold and the other side

cast in 14k white gold. The oval would look good in

either Yellow or White Gold.

...and this is my inspiration tree outside my dad's studio in Cornelius, NC

Yep, that's Lake Nornam

waters down about 4'



Which one will she pick?

I was asked to come up with an "Asian inspired design" using her 44 beautiful 11mm round Jade Beads her husband surprised her with several months while on a trip overseas.

The first thing to come to my mind was the dragon but I wanted to put a bit of a spin on the traditional Chinese Dragon plus consider the Koi as well...so here is what I came up with...also, before I forget...I want to thank all of those Tattoo Artist for their inspiration as well, my hat is off to their wonderful talents!

Butterfly Koi

Lady Koi



Dragon Koi

Each design incorporates a single Jade Bead within the design...sort of my trademark on that one...anyway, each pendant will be sculpted about half the size show and my talent will be in removing the wax from the back to reduce the weight to hang properly!

I have put this on a one day delay because she will be seeing them for the first time on her Sept. 1st Birthday and hopefully she will like one of these designs.

Finished product will be VERY three-deminsional and then cast in Sterling Silver with gold accents (maybe) and each bead, hand knotted by Frances...she's the best!

Ok, so I'm a matchie matchie jewelry designer...

This ring exhibits the natural features of a 12mm South Sea Pearl wrapped up in a very daring contemporary design with Sterling Silver Fan Coral and 14K gold starfish accent.



...the other side.



Showing the Tahitian Pearl



 This striking Sterling Silver cuff features a very
contemporary design, yet retains the natural look of
fan coral as it wraps around the wrist as if it grew that
way in the ocean currents.



Chrysocolla stone and starfish add
color and contrast.



Sideview showing overlapping fan coral,



...even the back is pretty.

For more information, just e-mail me at dawnvertrees@gmail.com

Bamboo Collection

Bamboo Necklace

The latest addition to our Bamboo Collection, The Bamboo Foliage Necklace is available now! Featuring our proprietary Flex Wire design, this comfortable design will move with you, yet give you the customization and adjustability that will allow for subtle adjustments for different necklines and collar styles. This is done by incorporating a flexible joint in the center of the design as well as an adjustable toggle/chain in the back.  

Shown in 342 Bronze with Sterling Silver neck wire, this design is also available in all Sterling Silver, or most any custom configuration you can dream up! Gold leaves with 3pt diamonds interspersed between the leaves? Bronze with a green patina on leaves and highly polished neck wire? Send us your ideas, we'd love to hear about them!

$1,650.00 

Close Up

I'm in the final process of sculpting one of my favorite collections. My hands were cramping up a bit sculpting the bamboo joints on the neck wire. I'm debating about adding small bamboo leaves at each joint...

I haven't decided which parts will be gold and silver but it will definitely be two tone to give it more dimension with some editions having small diamonds dotted between the leaves.










At this point, this is a pretty big project that will take 4-6 weeks to complete...if you are interested in purchasing this piece once completed, please e-mail me at dawnvertrees@gmail.com

Phalaenopsis Orchid Necklace

This is my Signature piece that I'm known for and being able to recreate this piece again has been so worth the time spent sculpting it.

  

Please e-mail me for additional information including current pricing.

This piece can be customized.

Starfish and Pearl Ring

 

Ocean Reef Collection - My Starfish Pearl Ring!

My rings are hand carved in wax and then cast using the lost-wax method. This ring is a highly detailed work of art with a design that flows all the way around the base of the ring.

Solid 14k yellow gold starfish wraps it's arms around this fabulous 13mm Black Tahitian Pearl. (blue, violet & green hues...beautiful)

This ring also features hand sculpted branch coral and plate coral accents.

Metals: 14K Yellow Gold and Sterling Silver 92.5 
Note: This ring can be customized.

New Blog!

I would like to introduce my blog,

"Kudzu"

...it's everything you ever wanted to know about that darn stuff and more.

As you know we travel to some pretty amazing places and I would just like to share some of my cool findings. 

I hope you enjoy...

New Product Announcement:

Calla Lily Necklace

As promised in our last newsletter, the new Calla Lily Necklace is now complete!

When I created this piece in wax, I knew it was going to be something special. But I had no idea it would look this good! The contrast of the highly polished Calla Lily flower next to the textured finish of the naturally frilly leaves lends to this design a character and personality all it's own.

Cast is Sterling Silver with 14K Gold pistol in the Calla Lily flower, this necklace also features a chain and clasp at the back to make it easy to put on, and comfortable to wear.
Click here for details.

Ocean Reef Necklace

I'm getting close to finishing up the wax model on this new project. I have sculpted several fan corals with plate coral peaking out from between the overlaping corals.

Some of the plate coral will be cast in 14k yellow gold but the majority of the necklace will be Sterling Silver. I will have 3 clusters of small aquamarines dotted around the necklace. One cluster on the left side and two clusters to the right.

I took two of my sketches and combined them, coming up with this design...I think you can see by looking at my drawings, I took the best of both.

Needless to say, it's going to take some time to complete this piece but I can assure you...it will be photographed. This is a one of a kind piece, and if anyone is interested in this piece, please call me.

Bamboo Collection

The Newest Addition to my

Bamboo Collection

Two bamboo leaves, one in Sterling Silver and the other in solid 14K yellow gold.

The 4mm Sterling Silver Woven Chain is soldered into the bamboo stems creating a seamless neck piece.

If you are interested in this piece, please email me at:

dawnvertrees@gmail.com

Amethyst Leaf Necklace

Hand Sculpted Sterling Silver
& Amethyst Drop Necklace

$725