Our Gear Band Ring is fabricated with a weighty gage of Sterling, 8mm in width, with a central element created slightly raised from the ring shank and carved with notches to create my own Sterling verision of the universal industrial symbol, the gear.
Currently available in a size 8.5", can be downsized, please message us with the size you are looking for.
"In my senior years studying metalsmithing at Parsons School of Design, I explored the symbolism found in my environs that spoke to me, and revealed more than their original intended design. The gears and manhole covers embedded in the streets of Brooklyn called to me with an industriousness of another time. Combining my exploration of mythologies of other cultures and adornment, I came to see these as treasures and sought to recreate them in softer non-industrial metals, Sterling and Gold. The circular simplicity of the gear is further important to me as it's protruding cogs are meant to connect with other cogs, creating momentum towards something greater than itself, as we as humans become greater than ourselves when we engage with others towards a common goal be it family or recycling." --- Teresa de la Guardia
The whole piece is dipped in a natural oxidizing agent and then finished by hand-brushing.
All pieces will arrive in a pouch, decoratively boxed ready for gift giving or safe keeping. Each piece is signed and dated and hand stamped Sterling.
All of T and Brie work is crafted in a mother/daughter home studio in the Lower Hudson Valley region of New York, where our yard, many Forests and NYC provide lots of inspiration. The long History of Jewelry is a constant source of inspiration. We hope our pieces will become personal talisman's for the wearer.
All jewelry, photography and written material is under copyright @Teresa de la Guardia, All Rights Are Reserved
