These rings came out of the shop today and made us moon-eyed.
Partnerships are all about balance, or a constant engagement to work toward balance.
These rings -- ebony and birdseye maple -- present and enactment of those sweet efforts. The throughline, what binds them, is a shimmering inlay of ruby, yellow topaz, and mother of pearl.
In the pictured rough-hewn box, the rings will have a beautiful place to rest together, while their owners going swimming or rock climbing or whatever heavy activities they like to do.
A scrap of a poem, from Alice Notley's "Clinical Thermometer with Moonstone," via The Poetry Foundation:
"I love you as a fan loves air. oops it’s/vice-versa I/told you about that/character/She is a bezel/awaiting the plop of a/ruby she must grow/chronically"
We wish for the wearers of these rings to grow chronically, together, in balance, and to have a beautiful life together!
