I have designed a kinetic ring comprised of two pieces of tapered sheet metal that resemble will o’ the wisps. One piece will be a wrap ring that will extend upwards to mimic a wisp, while the other will taper at both ends and be soldered to the base of the ring shank and continue up to mirror the opposite piece of sheet. Between the two pieces of sheet will be two bezel set cabochon stones, one a tall aquamarine, and the other a short blue topaz. They will be set at either end of one piece of wire that will hang vertically between the two pieces of sheet. They will be attached to a short piece of tube through which will run a wire which will act as two rivets on the outside of both pieces of sheet. I decided to design a moveable, interactive piece after seeing the work of  Dana C. Fear and Danielle Miller who both design stone set kinetic jewellery.

Dana C. Fear (left) & Dannielle Miller (middle & right)

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