Freyah CartoucheSeptember 2013 10 karat white gold A client came to me for a gift for his wife on the occasion of the birth of their daughter. While they hadn't chosen an English name yet, they knew her Hebrew name would be Freyah (). I asked if either of them had any Norwegian ancestry, thinking we could combine their daughter's name with that of the Norse goddess Freyja and come up with some sort of theme. But while there are certainly Scandinavian Jews in the

and also knew that they both really liked a brushed finish

Seventh night--the light of Patience

" I nearly wept

and a total of approximately 75 feet of silver wire

" 愛 (ài)

You shall love the Lord your God

I cast about for a domestic supplier—I didn't have time to get stone from Italy

" she asked

its present woody color

here's a short video of the piece in motion:

After much searching

The view on the sides of the ring were based on MC Escher's 1918 drawing "Waves