Mitsudomoe in Maru Mon PendantApril 2023 Fine silver, glass enamel A friend came to me because he and his cousin wanted to make a pendant with their family's mon (family crest) for his aunt. Their mon is a mitsudomoe design (three tomoe, or comma like shapes, in a radial pattern) surrounded by a maru (circle). The mitsudomoe is a symbol of Hachiman, the god of war and archery, and is also representative of swirling water.

Ulua could stand in for human sacrifice

After the last of the wedding festivities were over

I wanted to make something that represented both of them and their personalities

while the rest of the piece is lit from all sides with diffuse light

Milliseconds later I smacked myself in the head when I reminded myself that a Möbius strip only has one side

This verse is my wife calling me to her

August 2025

Even God is presented in birth order

or "long life")

Variations I & II

Their color and clarity made me want to dive into them and swim around

Variation I was done using the twin techniques of chasing and repoussé