Symbol of a Ring

Symbol of a Ring

Eternal love is not dependent on an object 
but there’s beauty in the reminder of a promise.

An expression of the self and each other without words.
Designed to last forever and be passed down for generations.

In ancient times, people looked to the sun and the moon,
inspired by sources of permanence, their never-ending circular form

a ring, a symbol of eternity.

Cast from materials that come from the realms far below us,
forming within the Earth’s mantle.

Diamonds, billions of years old, with glints of colour made from fractions of light.
The hardest natural material on Earth.

Whilst their refractions add depth to their simplicity,
sapphires have subtle hues throughout the day
ever-changing colours depending on the light.

Gold is of celestial origin, born of two stars colliding.
Scattering gold atoms across the universe,
integrating deep into the planets,
including our own.

Then comes the merge of material and artist.

Cast by hand into molten metal, formed through the lost-wax technique.
Cracks and creases imprinted into wax, picking up distinctive textures and shapes.

Burnished, finished and set.
Intuition and creativity.
A state of flow.

Dark, textured and worn.
Discovered like an artefact, washed up with the tides.
Stones held as if caught in rocky crevices.
Pieces of the earth, carved and worn into enticement.

The outcome,
a contrast of the precious and raw.

That roughness brings the ring to life
and to endure life itself.

A multi-billion-year old journey from the earth
falling into human hands,
intrinsically becoming a part of you forever.

A ring is symbolic of a promise, of connection, of love
but it's the wearer who gives it its true meaning.

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