Princess Cuffcirca 2002 Sterling silver This was made for my friend Sara, whose name means "princess" in Hebrew. The Chinese word for princess is (gng zh), so I took the cursive (also known as grass script) versions of those characters and then stacked, connected and further stylized them. Once that was sawed out of sterling sheet, it was hammered into a cuff bracelet. The result is what at first glance seems like an elegant, abstract and whimsical design that

John 3:16 is one of the most well known and widely quoted verses in the Christian Bible

but I still needed a design

make an amulet of protection

While being with her did help my attitude

as well as a nudge in the ribs from the Divine

I had originally had presented the design in relief

so does he protect his relationships with his daughter and wife and his entire extended ohana (family)

Part of the beauty of how the two bands fit together is that the three stones in the ring run dead center down the middle of the fitted set's width

Sixth night--the light of Love

and the only extra-terrestrial body to which humans have traveled

Since the most common meaning of 陽 (yáng) is "sun

he'll always have his family with him through whatever he faces—may he wear it in health