Designing eternity rings is a real challenge, so little room for creativity...Meant for stacking, they are usually worn daily, so comfort and wearability are key. I just wanted clean, modern, the LBD of rings... Here's the first batch, in white diamonds. Now on to designing my first enamel collection, so many possibilities, the other extreme!
Thrilled to be selling my Made in NYC jewelry at the East Village iconic boutique Anna, whose owner and designer Kathy Kemp, has been making it in NYC for almost 20 years - New York Makers Unite!
Sometimes you have to lose something to realize it's true value. One day all my jewelry "disappeared", and suddenly I was overwhelmed with how much each piece meant to me, the story it told, the memories of the times they marked. Some I had bought for myself, when I was feeling bold and deserving, but most had been gifts from loved ones, past and present. My Nicaraguan grandmother's religious jewelry was probably what I missed the most, although not being the best Catholic, I'd rarely had the nerve to wear them. Quickly, lemonade was made from this big lemon. Overcome...
