Blue sea glass ring in argentium sterling silver // Found beach glass ring with a contoured band // U.S. size 5 jar layered rough texture of this

layered rough texture of this ring is inspired by the bark of the ancient cedar trees that I remember from childhood hikes in the forests of the Pacific Northwest

Outlining a globe like silver lines of longitude

The color is "banded" (dispersed in different concentrations in different parts in the stone) and ranges from bright cobalt blue to a lighter blue

ginkgos signify longevity

Dendritic agates have been used in jewelry since antiquity

Blue sea glass ring in argentium sterling silver // Found beach glass ring with a contoured band // U.S. size 5 jar layered rough texture of thisSea glass or beach glass (or, as I grew up calling it, frosted glass) forms over decades as glass objects lost or discarded by humans are gradually abraded by sand and other substances on the ocean floor. It's an incredibly evocative material, and increasingly rare as glass gives way to plastic a material that has a far more insidious effect on the environment. Sea glass is a contradiction. It's trash, but it's also evidence of the beauty that can be