Hedva had wanted one of our rings for a long time. When the full piece was not yet within reach, we suggested starting with the open twist band and two keshi pearls, and continuing from there whenever she was ready.

About eight months later she came back. We sculpted two caps in wax, each shaped to its own pearl, so the gold closes around the pearl the way a sepal closes around a bud. The join reads as something that grew there rather than something that was attached.

The finished ring keeps the same line it started with: a 1.5 mm brushed band that opens around the finger and passes itself, about 15 mm across, with a pearl held in gold at each end.

Her ring is not for sale. Yours would be made with your own pair of freshwater keshi pearls, chosen with you from the pearls we keep in the studio, from about 8 to 16 mm, and caps sculpted to fit them. If you already own an Ocean Bloom ring, the caps can be added to it, the way they were added to hers.

Part of Deep Blue, a collection built from what the sea leaves behind. Solid gold, textured rather than polished, hollow where the shell would be hollow, made by hand in our Jerusalem studio.

Details

Metal: 14K or 18K gold, yellow, white or rose
Pearls: two freshwater keshi pearls, about 8 to 16 mm, chosen with you
Caps: sculpted in wax to fit each pearl, then cast in gold
Band: 1.5 mm, open twist
Width across the finger: about 15 mm
Finish: brushed
Price shown is a starting price, final price depends on pearl size and gold weight
Made to order in any size, allow 3 to 4 weeks
The ring pictured is Hedva's and is not for sale