My favorite piece of jewelry is the ring I wear on the middle finger of my left hand. It was made by my friend
Todd Reed, a fantastic metalsmith I met years ago at the ACC show in Baltimore. We have traded artwork, mostly to my mother's benefit, but the one piece I got for myself is among one of my most coveted possessions. It's a circular setting of uncut diamonds in a chunky 24k bezel. It has consistently made me happy for the past five years, and in some ways, has really become part of my visual identity as oft worn adornments do.
I spent the day in the studio making circles myself. Whether this was affected by my ring, I do not know, but it seemed like the perfect shape to use in my latest batch of little wall pieces. I kept returning to that motif again and again, varying the size or type of circle, in relation to the piece it would ultimately rest upon.
I mention these stories because it was the recent discovery of this image that made me realize there was a theme going on today. I'll be in the Bay Area for a few days near the end of this month, and so I spent some time this evening looking to see what my favorite museums had in store for me. Wonder of wonders, miracle of miracles, the
de Young is having the retrospective I've been waiting for all my life: Louise Nevelson. Whooppeeeeee! She's been a big influence for me as an artist, and I am thrilled to see a large grouping of her work all in one convenient location. I was very interested to see this particular piece that I was not familiar with--and doesn't seem like your typical Nevelson piece to go "out of the box" with that huge ring. Maybe someone out there is trying to tell me something........
My favorite piece of jewelry is the ring I wear on the middle finger of my left hand. It was made by my friend Todd Reed, a fantastic metalsmith I met years ago at the ACC show in Baltimore. We have traded artwork, mostly to my mother's benefit, but the one piece I got for myself is among one of my most coveted possessions. It's a circular setting of uncut diamonds in a chunky 24k bezel. It has consistently made me happy for the past five years, and in some ways, has really become part of my visual identity as oft worn adornments do. 
I spent the day in the studio making circles myself. Whether this was affected by my ring, I do not know, but it seemed like the perfect shape to use in my latest batch of little wall pieces. I kept returning to that motif again and again, varying the size or type of circle, in relation to the piece it would ultimately rest upon. 
I mention these stories because it was the recent discovery of this image that made me realize there was a theme going on today. I'll be in the Bay Area for a few days near the end of this month, and so I spent some time this evening looking to see what my favorite museums had in store for me. Wonder of wonders, miracle of miracles, the de Young is having the retrospective I've been waiting for all my life: Louise Nevelson. Whooppeeeeee! She's been a big influence for me as an artist, and I am thrilled to see a large grouping of her work all in one convenient location. I was very interested to see this particular piece that I was not familiar with--and doesn't seem like your typical Nevelson piece to go "out of the box" with that huge ring. Maybe someone out there is trying to tell me something........
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