Anyone want to see the 1st wax of my ring?

[fountainfairfax]

To bring everyone up to date, Michael Devlin has been working on making my e-ring using my inherited omc.
It will be a platinum bezel set, with little scrolls on the sides of the shank holding small accent diamonds. The pavillion will be pierced out to make it much lighter and delicate- where you see "white" on the sides of the pavillon it will cut-out. I have requested that the shank taper a little- right now it is 3.7mm all around, hoping it can taper to 3mm on the bottom. The bezel will also be slightly thinner, to show more of the diamond. The shank will be rounded slightly, as well.

I know the design is different than the beautiful pave, halos & solitaires we see often see here...guess we just decided to take a different path

FYI: the ring in picture is for size comparison- it''s a cheap e-bay purchase that fits me perfectly so I sent it along to Michael and he''s using it for reference.

 

[Rube]

I love bezels. Can''t wait to see it finished!

 

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Holy Sh**.....I LOVE IT!!!!!

Fountain...I think that design is really special and PERFECT way to showcase your OMC!

I love the higher shoulders and the side diamonds are so unique!!!

Truly...just fabulous... can''t wait to see the finished ring!!!!

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[decodelighted]

WOWZA. Talk about thinking outside the box! You reinvented boxes! I''m so impressed by your vision. It looks amazing and I can''t wait to see the finished product. How thrilling to have a one-of-a-kind sculpture around that heirloom stone.

 

[fountainfairfax]

Rube, Widget & Deco......THANK YOU for your kind words!!
I was a little nervous posting something in the rough, sometimes it''s really hard to visualize how well something will work and I knew I might open myself to criticism because it is different...oh well!

I''ll be sure to post again when I get the refined wax photos and when it''s done I''ll post a little comparison from idea stage through the end result to show how Michael worked with my ideas and made the perfect ring for ME

Yayyyyyyyyyy...I''m really happy & excited right now!

 

[Kaleigh]

FFF,
I think it looks great, it will be amazing!!!! Yay for you!!!!!

 

[fatafelice]

I love it!!! I adore OMCs and bezels, so I think that is a great design for your stone! I absolutely cannot wait to see it finished!

 

[glitterata]

Very very lovely! Looking forward to seeing the finished product.

 

[Blue824]

That''s going to be so pretty when it is done, FountainFairfax!

 

[MissAva]

Oy! I never would have found this if you had not PMed me! You relly need to post this in SMTR...not many of us frequent JP and I know that a ton of people would want to drool of this! Congrats Miss FFF it is fantastic!!!

 

[fountainfairfax]

Date: 9/10/2005 10:51:21 PM
Author: Matatora
Oy! I never would have found this if you had not PMed me! You relly need to post this in SMTR...not many of us frequent JP and I know that a ton of people would want to drool of this! Congrats Miss FFF it is fantastic!!!

Miss Matatora- I purposely didn''t post over on SMTR since the wax is still very rough and also because here on JP the design process & unconventional ideas always seems to be appreciated.

Thanks to everyone for taking the time to share your very kind words (can everyone tell I''m feeling a bit anxious that it may not be very well-received on PS?) Oh, well- tough boogers!

 

[AndyRosse]

FF, it''s going to be gorgeous!!!

And don''t worry, this ring will be VERY well received here on PS!

 

[diamondlil]

OMG, it''s going to be beautiful!!!!

I love seeing work-in-progress pics. Keep them coming!!!!

 

[valeria101]

I am surprised he chose to show you the wax at this early stage - when the carving is not yet in place. Not that it is a good thing or a bad thing or something.

Can''t wait to see the next stage either!

 

[fountainfairfax]

Date: 9/12/2005 10:31:09 AM
Author: valeria101
I am surprised he chose to show you the wax at this early stage - when the carving is not yet in place. Not that it is a good thing or a bad thing or something.

Can''t wait to see the next stage either!

Ana- I guess he had to show me because there were some design changes & decisions that had to be made and Michael said its always easier to take more of the wax off than it is to put it back if he made a carving I wasn''t happy with. and I''m only posting these to share the process with everyone, I think its fun, its been a long time since I''ve had a ring designed just for me

To see the beauty of some of Michael''s finished work just go to devlinjewelry.com . Due to some of his work being copied the site only shows a small portion of his work, but his skill and vision is evident!

 

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Author: fountainfairfax
I''m only posting these to share the process with everyone, I think its fun

And I''m so glad you are!!!!!

I think the "process" is almost as much fun as finally seeing the finished product...

(I loved looking at Devlin''s site...neat stuff! And he''s almost a neighbor of mine!)

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[MissAva]

This is just soo funky and I love that green stone!

 

[moremoremore]

That''s going to be really beautiful!

 

[PhillipSchmidt]

That can''t be the colour odf the wax can it?

If you like it now, wait until you see it!

 

[MissAva]

Here are the newer pictures of her wax...the color is like frosted glass. 95% FFF Thread

 

[DiamanteBlu]

I think it is going to be beautiful! Keep us posted!