The Everchanging Ring is about metal. It is about pure gold and how it is 100% recyclable without losing its properties. It is why I chose to work with metal--the combination of treasure and lust, the beauty of working and reworking a metal so pliable while strong; filled with history and awe.
The Everchanging Ring is worn for a time, returned to me to be melted then worked into a new ring, maintaining purity, weight, and keeping in the tradition of jewelry that looks as though it has just been unearthed by a gravedigger in the mountains of Colombia. The designs are not lost, unlike the countless treasures found then melted by grave diggers, as the ring is accompanied by an album that records up to five generations, with space provided for a photo and specifications of weight, size, date. The album is prefaced with a selective story of gold with history, magic, mining and science combined to give the owner some insight to why s/he loves this metal so much.
