Fordite Ring by Karen Gilbert material_cherry while honoring the labor of

while honoring the labor of the individual worker

The traditional forms taught in school never felt quite right

The clay used is a red stoneware that has been fired to vitrification

75" x 3" x 1

I learned basic beading

Fordite Ring by Karen Gilbert material_cherry while honoring the labor ofLovely round cut antique Fordite bullseye 'stone' sits in a lightly oxidized, sterling silver bezel and band. Fordite is made from cutting cabachons from hunks of paint layers built up over time from the old process of car part painting. When lapidary techniques are used to cut and polish a piece for jewelry, wonderful layers of color emerge, even glittery metallics! No two are alike and often nifty bullseye patterns show up when cut just so, like