Vernal pool bowl with spring peeper frogs and oak leaves in copper and bronze with verdigris patina hammered This ring was made using

This ring was made using the ancient technique of lost-wax casting

It is solid 14 karat gold throughout

Full of movement and interest

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

Vernal pool bowl with spring peeper frogs and oak leaves in copper and bronze with verdigris patina hammered This ring was made usingIf you live on the eastern side of Canada or the U. S., you know the sound of spring peepers. These tiny frogs only about an inch or 2 3 cm long at their biggest perform a loud chorus each evening starting with the first thaw, and they keep going until late spring. While they prefer year round ponds, they can also live in vernal pools. When I heard the peepers this spring, I felt a strange emotion hope. I've been thinking a lot about vernal pools