How many ways can metal hold a stone?  Curves and angles, swirls, and what to

leave out - the spaces that shine and glimmer... knowing when to stop.

Is it balanced, how does it feel - comfortable on the hand? or over the heart -

framing the face. What do the colors, the stones, mean to you?

Crystals and ores from the earth, transported from distant regions over land

and sea - drawings and thoughts, transmuted through fire and the eyes

and hands of the stonecutters and smiths to you - this is our world.