Spotted Moss Agate RingAugust 2015 Spotted moss agate, sterling silver As I was looking through a drawer in my workbench, I came across this beautiful spotted moss agate cabochon. I'd nearly forgotten that I had it; it's been in my collection since high school but I had never figured out what to do with it. As I held it, I finally decided that what it really needed was to be displayed in a way that maximized its natural beauty without distracting from it. I set the oval

the date of our wedding makes our marriage a Scorpio as well so that seemed like a thematic starting point

I knew I needed to make jewelry out of it

We decided to use organic ginkgo leaves for this ring rather than the graphically strong design from the bride's mon because they fit the design better

Henry Moore (when I was perhaps four years old I was sculpting abstract sand non-castles at Hanauma Bay on O‘ahu and my dad

May she wear the necklace in health

The two lines decorating the circumference of the ring read Οὕτως γὰρ ἠγάπησεν ὁ Θεὸς τὸν κόσμον

I found that in verse 2:10 - 2:11

The relationship between a king (מלך) and a citizen is a very distant one--the king ostensibly has his subjects' welfare in mind

By lighting the oil

"Starting with motto

" the Greek form of "John" (as used in the title of the Gospel of John)

We chose a classic cocktail-style solitaire ring in 18k white gold for the setting