Sally Morrison / Catrie

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Wrapping up the week, the month, and the first half of the year (!) with concrete and colour from UK jeweller Sally Morrison.

Bonus link:
For more concrete jewellery, check out Montreal's Catrie (Éliane-Catrie Blouin-Achim), who pairs concrete with polished silver.

Even more jewellery:

• Lumikana (Finland) - concrete & silver
• Diana Greenwood (UK) - botanical shapes
• Rachel Atherley (New York) - silver snakeskin

Olivia Creber / Muneera Hamed Alsharhan

Here's Thursday's ring. I don't mean today Thursday — I mean any Thursday. It's from UK artist Olivia Creber's "Ring a Day" series, designed "to take you from Monday to Friday." Don't miss her portfolio of provocative work using horsehair and resin!

Bonus link: where you won't see any hair is in these "Little Women" rings by Kuwait's Muneera Hamed Alsharhan. Meant to resemble pebbles at first glance, each woman is cloaked in an abaya.

Even more jewellery:

• Cricket & Blue (Ontario) - horsehair bracelets
• Sarah & Sebastian (Australia) - simple & modern
• Ax + Apple (California) - crescents & spikes

Jenna Pierson / Bachman's Sparrow

"Porous Gold | Precious Ruins" is a collection inspired by the ancient kingdom of Kilwa Kisiwani (now a UNESCO World Heritage Site in present-day Tanzania). To see the rest of the work and read about the inspiration, visit Brooklyn's Jenna Pierson.

Bonus link:
Here's another porous piece: this ring features ethically found coral, left unpolished to highlight its natural form. Ring by Bachman's Sparrow of San Francisco.

Even more jewellery:

• Ines Winter (Germany) - polished coral
• Claire Danielle Sherriff (UK) - pierced silver
• Bounkit (New York) - glam gems

Laura Jaklitsch / Britta Knüppel

Pointer fingers, plants and pistachio-green plastic from Boston- based metalsmith Laura Jaklitsch.

Bonus link: speaking of (or in) Ps, here's a pea ring, as well as a lentil ring, from German jeweller Britta Knüppel's "veggie jewels."

Even more jewellery:

• Peawit Press (UK) - pearls & perspex
• Priip (Denmark) - porcelain discs
• Lili & Pea (Australia) - vintage style

JAKIMAC (Jackie Capozzoli) / Melika Carr

When it comes to leatherbound classics, you've got Austen, you've got Dickens, and now you've got Jackie Capozzoli. Check out JAKIMAC, the Los Angeles jeweller's line of leather and quartz wearables.

Bonus link: I can't quite make out the titles or authors but here's a ring with a photo of leatherbound books. It's one of many pretty photo rings from Baltimore photographer Melika Carr.

Even more jewellery:

• Jezebel Charms (UK) - classic literature
• Hidemi Yoda (Japan) - leatherbound wallets (& jewels)
• Olia (New York) - metal & gems

Shiying Gao / Jiarui Lu

From (who'd-ever-guess-these-were-) recycled plastic bottles...

...to "hairline" rings, there's a weekend's worth of stuff to explore in the portfolio of Georgia-based Chinese artist Shiying Gao.

Bonus link: another US-based Chinese artist is Jiarui Lu, who grew up near the Imperial Palace of Shenyang and whose work "always contains elements of traditional Chinese culture and art."

Even more jewellery:

• Wei Lah Poh (Hong Kong) - art jewellery
• Auk Russchen (Netherlands) - organic fibers
• Kimberly Dayle (Toronto) - lacy metal

Kirsty Isla Nicholson / Bear and Mojo

Maybe somewhere, in an alternative universe, there's an alternate me blogging only about stud earrings.

And maybe she's wondering about an alternate self in an alternate world who blogs only about rings, like this "Stud Ring" by UK artist Kirsty Isla Nicholson.

Bonus link: here's a more conventional stud ring from UK jewellery shop Bear and Mojo, purveyors of all things spiky, triangular and chained.

Even more jewellery:

• Butterscotch of Brooklyn (New York) - printed studs
• Hebbe (Poland) - oxidized silver
• Glazed Black Cherry (Florida) - steampunk style

SashaPure / Perfect Sunday

While this diamond solitaire may sparkle in its box...

...remove the lid...

...and you remove the sparkle, as well. Read more about "Invisible Love" by SashaPure (Taiwanese artist Sasha Tseng).

Bonus link:
Here's another playful take on the diamond solitaire. This "Sillymond" ring with stretchable silicone band is from South Korea's Perfect Sunday.

Even more jewellery:

• The Woods (Colorado) - diamonds & beads
• Fift (Japan) - pick & clip
• Alejandra Anton (Mexico) - little consciences

Sara Cochran / Gia Belloni

New York-based Sara Cochran's "Insecta" series is "an exploration into the simultaneously unsettling and intriguing aspects of insects."

Entomophobes need not fear — there's plenty more to check out on her site!

Bonus link:
A more subtle nod to our Insecta friends is this "Colony" ring with its golden honeycomb surrounded by white topaz. Ring by London's Gia Belloni.

Even more jewellery:

• Natureitis (North Carolina) - insects in acrylic
• Hipanema (France) - beaded bracelets
• Wayne Meeten (UK) - wavy metal

Claire Sommers Buck / Fleather Fox / Elisha Marie Garza / Torch Song Metals / Digby & Iona / Hero King

Let me point you in the direction of some arrow rings (clockwise from top left): handcut arrows from Florida's Claire Sommers Buck, bow & arrow from New York's Fleather Fox, twisted rope arrows from Texas metalsmith Elisha Marie Garza, stackable "native arrow" ring from New York's Torch Song Metals (Emily Sajban), ring with yellow silver arrowheads from Brooklyn's Digby & Iona (Aaron Ruff), and a wrap-around arrow from Ohio's Hero King (Zac Little).

Bonus link:
One more arrow from "Typewriter," a collection that "highlights the development of technology but with the loss of mechanical aesthetics." By UK jeweller Hannah Wain.

Even more jewellery:

• WeAreArrow (UK) - silver shells
• We Are All Smith (California) - brass & steel
• Anaëlle Monnot (France) - art jewellery

Gaia Bottari / Annika Pettersson / Frédéric Rossius / Paul McClure / Morag Sumerling

Let's do a Friday Five in a Flash! Getting us started are these "Armatae" arrowhead rings by Italy's Gaia Bottari.

"Leverage," inspired by the lever and wedge, by Sweden's Annika Pettersson.

Acrylic on silver by Belgium's Frédéric Rossius.

Androgynous rings by Toronto's Paul McClure.

"Debris" ring with ox hair by the UK's Morag Sumerling.

Ariane Ernst / Anyway

These rings are so cool, they blow their own socks off.

Or their own facets off, anyway. For these and many more interesting series, check out Germany's Ariane Ernst.

Bonus link:
Want a softer take on facets? For diamond-shaped rings in leather, as well as other leather goods, visit Hong Kong's Anyway (Amus Leung & Gladys Chun).

Even more jewellery:

• Quarant'otto (Japan) - diamonds & gems
• Johnny Ninos (California) - metal & beachstones
• Aloyse Jewellery (UK) - lacey silver

Eleni Zolia / Thea Fortmann

I may not have a cool bone in my body but Greek designer Eleni Zolia ensures I can put one on.

Bonus link: Australian jeweller Thea Fortmann's "Sabi" ring is made using rabbit vertebrae "to celebrate the beauty of the passage of time; birth, death and decay."

Even more jewellery:

• Bone Jewelry (New Jersey) - skulls & teeth
• Katrina Alexander (UK) - simple silver
• Loup Garou (Germany) - metal & beads

I-Hsuan (Katy) Chen / The Museum of Small Things

Taiwanese jeweller I-Hsuan (Katy) Chen combines "the kinetic and the kaleidoscopic" in her stainless steel wonders. Meanwhile, I find it krummy and downright kruel that she only gives us one page!

Bonus link:
For more stainless steel, check out Australia's The Museum of Small Things, whose rings are 3D-printed (also available in silver).

Even more jewellery:

• Rob Casson (UK) - kinetic jewellery
• Tat2 Designs (California) - metal & pavé
• Andreia Rollot Miguel (Portugal) - silver & crochet

Ly Yeow / Youngeun Han

The inspiration behind this ring is... well, inspired! Can you guess what it is?

The mein idea: noodles hanging from chopsticks!

Visit Australia's Ly Yeow for her "bridge" ring and more.

Bonus link:
Here's another "bridge" ring, this time from New York's Youngeun Han.

Even more jewellery:

• Elia Gilli (Switzerland) - architectural metal
• Miranda Frye (Nevada) - simple shapes
• Kathleen Dustin (New Hampshire) - polymer clay

Amelia Pascoe / Silver Wears

Don't let this ring scare you away — New Zealand artist Amelia Pascoe has tons of interesting work to show you! I'm going to restrain myself and post only one image, so please go visit her site for more.

And by "one image," of course, I mean two images. Now go.

Bonus link:
Here's a much duller ring — duller than a guillotine blade, that is! It's a butter knife-turned-ring by Silver Wears (Washington state jeweller Chris Strein).

Even more jewellery:

• Twisted Blade (California) - medieval motifs
• Campbell (New York) - simple & modern
• Alicia Ribis (France) - cutouts and neckpieces

Anjye Wang / Khai Khai

Is this what Nina Garcia means by "editorial?" When I look at these rings, I see a proofreader's carets, asterisks and slashes! Rings by Rhode Island-based designer Anjye Wang.

Bonus link: for more editorial marks (like parentheses and brackets), or punctuation marks like (exclamation points), all set with diamonds, check out New York's Khai Khai (Haim Medine).

Even more jewellery:

• Brzydko (Poland) - letterpress pendants
• Mark Edge (Georgia) - reclaimed vintage
• Molly Ginnelly (UK) - leaves & hearts

Gustavo Paradiso / Luca Cosseddu

Forget Paul McCartney and his symbolic keyboard — it's ebony and silver that live together in perfect harmony, at least when it comes to Spanish jeweller Gustavo Paradiso.

Visit his site for more, like his metalwork and updated millefiori.

Bonus link:
Making a strong case for ebony (in colour, at least) and diamond is Italy's Luca Cosseddu, with this sleek ring in black horn (plus sparkling tip).

Even more jewellery:

• Morgan-Louise Anderson (Australia) - black & silver
• Sandra Turina (Netherlands) - letters & facets
• Danny Ries (UK) - knit metal

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