‘Iwa LeioglyphApril 2025 Sterling Silver The iwa, or great frigatebird, is a common theme in Hawaiian art and fashion due in part to its long, graceful wings and split tail. The iwa is associated with strength and wayfaring and is a kinolau of Kaiona, the goddess of the lost. The style of the optional popcorn chain echoes the look of traditional Hawaiian olon fiber cordage, and the slightly satin finish on the leioglyph gives it a glow not unlike that of beach

The stones are set in these cufflinks in an unusual five-prong setting

He wanted it to incorporate at the very least the initials of the Hebrew names of his wife (ד

He proposed on New Year's Day while they were taking a walk along the beach near their house

and hammered anticlastic valentine shaped pieces of sterling silver to represent the waxy

" This poetically means "eternal and everlasting"—an excellent gift for the man who's always been there for you

Importantly

since I was making a jeweler's tool that also happened to be a piece of Judaica

but good industrial design does encourage making the tools we need as attractive as their utility allows

I suggested that the best way to approach the challenge would be to create a grid of asscher-cut stones

This ring came about while attempting to make a different ring

Latte stones were sub-structure support columns for traditional Chamorro wooden buildings between 750 c

Measures approximately 2