Sterling Napkin Rings

STERLING ANIMAL NAPKIN RINGS:  The front sides, above; and the back sides, below.  Left to right is my bird, mouse, cat

and rabbit.

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Sterling Silver Key Rings

STERLING LINK-LOCK KEY RINGS:  These are my standard (non-automotive themed) engravable (except KR14), Link-

Locks, left to right:  KR12, KR13, KR14 & KR15 with 14K disks.

How do they come apart?  See the next image.

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Link-Lock KRs Come Apart

STERLING LINK-LOCK KEY RINGS:  How they come apart.

Link-Lock Key Rings are designed to come apart quickly and easily with no moving or miniature parts.  When the two links are

aligned properly, the links will slip apart effortlessly, but otherwise not.

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Spinning Transformable Ring

MY STERLING & GOLD TRANSFORMABLE RING:  It ‘telescopes’ apart (bottom) allowing the outer spinning gold and silver

rings to be removed and exchanged with any number of totally different outer spinning ring designs, in this case, a spinning

skull ring.  It’s the same two inner telescoping rings in all three of these pictures—also note that the inside of the inner most

ring is texture-patterned. 

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Sterling & Iolite Bracelet

MY STERLING RP13 LINKED BRACELET:  With a bezel-set trilliant iolite.

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Sterling & 18K Chalice

REGENCY CHALICE:  Sterling and 18K gold, the stem is a hollow ‘grid’ tube that you can see through, left; and inside the cup,

you will see a convex cone looking back at you, right.

Colorfully patinated sterling silver, 18K gold. The inside of the cup is plated 24K.  This chalice was made to commemorate the

beginning of the third millennium; as the client specifically wanted this chalice to be ‘born’ (if you will) minutes before 12:01

a.m. of January 1, 2000 (it is dated 12-31-1999 on the bottom).  Left:  You will see the stem as an open, slightly tapered ‘grid’

tube through which you can actually (but barely) see the tip of the bottom of the conical cup, about a fifth the way down the

stem.  Although the cup’s tip nests in the center of the hollow stem, the stem’s top is actually a sub-frame on which the cup’s

four 18K gold mounts rest.  There is an eighth inch air gap between the outside of the cup and the inside of the stem’s top,

which creates an optical illusion:  What looks like the top grid row of the stem is actually a reflection of the inside of the top grid

row of the stem, on the outside of the cup.  Right:  As you look from the near side of the rim of the cup downward, you are

looking at the eighth inch air gap between the cup’s side and the ‘sub frame’ (the dark ring) and in that gap, again there are

the reflections of the inside of the stem on the outside of the cup.  See details of this chalice in the next image.

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Sterling Chalice Details

REGENCY CHALICE:  With the cup detached, you see the outside of the cup also has a convex tip; below you are seeing the

cup’s tip by looking up through the hollow stem.

Please look at the previous image to see how this chalice is normally presented.

Above:  Here you can see the cup (up-side-down) detached from the stem’s sub frame, and the four 18K gold cone headed

screws.  Note that in addition to the stem’s gridding, the cup’s tip also has an open ring of 18K gold gridding topped by a

sterling cone tip.

Below:  This is a view looking up through the stem from the bottom of the assembled chalice.  You are looking at the plethora

of reflections bouncing all around and superimposed over the gold gridding on the bottom tip of the cup.

The intermediate grid ring around the base of the column is also of 18K gold.

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Sterling Bracelet Charms

MY STERLING BRACELET CHARMS:  A paintbrush, above; and Valentine’s heart, below.

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Sterling w/ Bronze Buckle

SHAMSKI’S BELT BUCKLE:  Sterling, brass, bronze and copper.  The part front view and part end view, above; and the

straight-on backside view, below.

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Sterling Arnolt Lapel Pins

ARNOLT STERLING LAPEL PINS:  Sterling, I used resin colors in the recesses.

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1st BMW Ign. Key Rings

BMW STERLING IGNITION KEY RINGS:  These were the first Ignition Key Rings I ever made.  They were the BMW's first

series design.

See some of the designing process in the next image.

Sterling Ignition Key Rings utilize factory master key blanks that you can get cut to match you car’s key at a locksmith’s (in

some cases, the owner of a vehicle must supply their own key blank).  Then you can use this to operate your car instead of

your rubber headed factory key.

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Planning 1st Ign. Key Ring

BMW STERLING IGNITION KEY RING:  How I started to ‘engineer’ and design my first commercial Ignition Key Ring concept.

See the previous image to view the first pair of Ignition Key Rings.

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Gold Replica Bracelet

WOLFF’S 14K GOLD BRACELET:  I was asked to copy the client's original nickel silver, brass and copper bracelet, below; into

a 14K red, yellow and green gold bracelet, above.

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Cassie's 14K Pendant

CASSIE‘S 14K PENDANT:  I made it with Cassie’s signature on it.

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'Repro' 21K Emerald Ring

KNISEL’S EMERALD 21K RING:  I was to make the emerald ring, right; to have a similar design (sans diamonds) to the client's

ring, left.

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14K & 925 Ign. Key Rings

PORSCHE TURBO IGNITION KEY RINGS:  The first Porsche turbo Ignition Key Ring I ever made was this solid 14K gold one,

left; and later, one in sterling with a bronze inset and with sterling rivets, right.

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3 Sterling 'Oz' Rings

OZ RINGS:  I originally made these three custom Oz rings in three sizes for three women in polished sterling silver, above; but

later I color oxidized them, just to see if I liked them better oxidized (I did), below.

See the next two images regarding these rings.

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Oz Rings as Proposed

OZ RINGS:  This was my thumbnail drawing for the customer’s approval prior to production.

This is the second of three images regarding these rings.

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Original Oz Logo Design

OZ RINGS:  This was the original OZ graphic the client supplied to me to use in making her rings.

See the previous two images regarding these rings.

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14K/Aqua Marine Pendant

GOULD’S 14K PENDANT:  I set the aqua marine she had had for years.  The entire length of the piece is about one and one-

half inches.

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Sterling Hearts Key Ring

STERLING LINK-LOCK KEY RING KR13:  I designed a heart-themed key ring for a Freehand Gallery client.  F.Y.I:  And yes,

those are two different sized sterling silver heart-shaped split key rings on both ends.

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Sterling Letter Openers

HARITWAL’S STERLING LETTER OPENERS:  Three of two-dozen letter openers I made, all based on architectural themes. 

The bottom one has a heavy thick copper disk that spins.

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3 Sterling Napkin Rings

MY STERLING NAPKIN RINGS:  Three similar designs for one family.

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Sterling Kinetic Pin

MY STERLING KINETIC PIN:  Three dissimilar geometric shapes that spin eccentrically on the little star’s axis.

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Logo & Sterling Lapel Pin

DWIGHT BENNETT’S LOGO:  I designed and hand-inked my original logo that would ultimately become my business card,

left; and from which I made a cast sterling lapel pin, right.

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Sterling & Gold Key Rings

MY CHAIN-PENDANT KEY RINGS:  A 14K Jaguar bas-relief, left; a sterling Lotus, middle (both with teardrop split key rings);

and a 14K Porsche with a round 1" split key ring, right.

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Texas Ranger's Badges

TEXAS RANGER’S BADGES:  Made of 900 fine coin silver made from genuine ten-peso coins, front sides above; and back

sides (without pin-backs as the collector requested), below.

This is paraphrased from a law enforcement officer who was an ardent law enforcement badge collector long before the

Internet was available to corroborate such stories:

‘In the late 1800s, the Texas Rangers had no budget for badges.  So as part of an initiation rite, these Rangers would have

their badges made by Mexican silversmiths, south of the border, using silver Mexican coins.'  He continued:  'That is why

Texas Ranger’s badges are not uniformly the same size or design.’

My client wanted ‘genuine’ Texas Ranger’s Badges for his collection, so he gave me silver ten-peso Mexican coins, and a

supposed pewter ‘replica’ badge from which to copy, and requested I make ‘real’ badges for his collection.

These are the result, both without pin-backs (as the collector requested).

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Found Object Pin

CHERYL’S FOUND OBJECT PIN, I made this pin with items I found on a single walk one afternoon.  It is made of an aluminum

button, rusted steel sheet, and 5 miniature brass screws (two 'eyes' and three buttons) that fasten both to a brass armature.

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Sterling Neck Choker

MY STERLING NECK CHOKER:  With glass beads, this was the first of three similar chokers I made.

See the next image to view a drawing of the third similar choker I made.

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Neck Choker Drawing

MY STERLING NECK CHOKER:  This is a cross-section, cut-away drawing over graphite rendering of the third choker (of

three similar chokers I made) on coquille paper.  The actual choker (not shown) was produced from this ‘working plan’ that

was drawn in advance.

See the previous image to view the first of the three similar chokers I made.

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Monty's Doorbell Button

MONTY’S DOORBELL BUTTON:  Sterling, copper, brass, and a citrine for a button, which lights up in the dark.

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Washington Pun Pin

MY WASHINGTON PUN PIN, sterling, nickel, copper, brass and padauk wood, with the lid closed, above; and with lid open to

reveal the pun, below.

This pin is a lighthearted Bicentennial pun.  Opening the hinged lid reveals a clothesline with ‘washing’ out to dry (notice the

period-correct, 1976 bellbottom jeans!), and in the bottom right, a ‘one ton’ weight.

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African C/T Masks

FOUND THEATRE:  My matching grant African comedy/tragedy medallions.

You can still purchase these matching-grant, fund raising medallion-sized masks (see the brochure in the fourth image after

this one) that are miniature versions of the 4½” bronze comedy/tragedy masks that I designed and made for the Theatre (look

in the RECOGNITION portfolio for close up images) to incorporate around the front doors and display cabinets of The Found

Theatre’s façade (look in the ARCHITECTURAL portfolio).

This is the first of five images regarding these medallions.

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Cambodian C/T Masks

FOUND THEATRE:  My matching grant Cambodian comedy/tragedy medallions.

You can still purchase these matching-grant, fund raising medallion-sized masks (see the brochure in the third image after this

one) that are miniature versions of the 4½” bronze comedy/tragedy masks that I designed and made for the Theatre (look in

the RECOGNITION portfolio for close up images) to incorporate around the front doors and display cabinets of The Found

Theatre’s façade (look in the ARCHITECTURAL portfolio).

This is the second of five images regarding these medallions.

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Hispanic C/T Masks

FOUND THEATRE:  My matching grant Hispanic comedy/tragedy medallions.

You can still purchase these matching-grant, fund raising medallion-sized masks (see the brochure in the second image after

this one) that are miniature versions of the 4½” bronze comedy/tragedy masks that I designed and made for the Theatre (look

in the RECOGNITION portfolio for close up images) to incorporate around the front doors and display cabinets of The Found

Theatre’s façade (look in the ARCHITECTURAL portfolio).

This is the third of five images regarding these medallions.

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Caucasian C/T Masks

FOUND THEATRE:  My matching grant Caucasian comedy/tragedy medallions.

You can still purchase these matching-grant, fund raising medallion-sized masks (see the brochure in the next image) that are

miniature versions of the 4½” bronze comedy/tragedy masks that I designed and made for the Theatre (look in the

RECOGNITION portfolio for close up images) to incorporate around the front doors and display cabinets of The Found

Theatre’s façade (look in the ARCHITECTURAL portfolio).

This is the fourth of five images regarding these medallions.

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Found Theatre Brochure

FOUND THEATRE:  The matching grant fund raising brochure for the comedy/tragedy medallions.

These matching-grant, fund raising medallion-sized masks are miniature versions of the 4½” bronze comedy/tragedy masks

(look in the RECOGNITION portfolio) that I designed and made to be incorporated around the front doors and display cabinets

of the Found Theatre’s façade (look in the ARCHITECTURAL portfolio).

If you wish, you can still purchase these medallion-sized masks directly from The Found Theatre.

And here's how you can find out more about this lovingly irreverent, 501(c)(3),

The Found Theatre in Long Beach, CA.

This is the fifth of five images regarding these medallions.

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Sterling Key Rings

MY STERLING ‘INGOT’ CHAIN-PENDANT KEY RINGS:  With Boca Raton, Lake Tahoe, Newport Beach.

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Sterling Bead Key Ring

MY SPINNING LIBERTY STERLING KEY RING:  With 3 emeralds and 3 rubies set on the edges of the oval spinning bead.

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Sterling Cuff Links

2 PAIRS OF STERLING CUFF LINKS:  One pair, RP13 ovals, with bezel-set blue topaz, above; and a pair of RP15 rounds with

bezel-set lapis lazuli, below.

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Sterling Bracelet Charms

MY STERLING BRACELET CHARMS:  An  ‘I [heart] U’ rubber stamp, above; and two similar generic race cars with rubber

tires, below.

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Sterling Key Rings

MY STERLING ‘INGOT’ CHAIN-PENDANT KEY RINGS:  With Corvette, above; and ‘Limo’ below.

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Hand-Made Sterling Cup

MARDIKIAN CUP:  I handmade this one-off sterling silver cup.

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Sterling & Copper Bracelet

HAMIDI’S BRACELET:  Sterling, copper and a bezel-set citrine (on the other side).  This view shows his signature in Farsi

script pierced out on the inside of the bracelet.  Upon presentation, he mentioned I wrote his signature more legibly than he

normally does!

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American Flyer Cane

AMERICAN FLYER CANE:  Sterling, copper, brass, citrines, padauk wood and rubber airplane model tires.

From 1976 to 1978, I made several Bicentennial artworks, ending with the ‘American Flyer Cane 1978’  that was inspired from

several influential sources:

This cane was predominantly dedicated to my father, an aeronautical engineer, who worked at Lindbergh Field where the

Spirit of St. Louis was built in San Diego.  As a young child, I was lured to images of the Ryan NYP, and thus most of the forms

and shapes on the cane were aeronautically inspired or aerodynamic in cross section, and most of the surfaces were engine-

turned like the cowling on the Spirit of St. Louis that took Lucky Lindy across the Atlantic in 1927.

See the next two images for detail views of the head and boot.

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American Flyer Cane Head

AMERICAN FLYER CANE:  A view of the cane’s head with brass screws, bezel set citrines, swept back wings and exhaust

pipes.

See the previous image to view the entire cane, and the next image to view a detail of the boot.

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American Flyer Cane Boot

AMERICAN FLYER CANE:  The side view of the bottom of the cane’s 'landing gear' rubber airplane model tires under the

fairing.

For the base, I created an airplane’s landing gear fairing over four functioning airplane model rubber wheels.  This cane is

strictly an aesthetic statement, as it is absolutely non-functional.

See the first of the two previous images to view the entire cane, and the second, to view a detail of the head.

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Two 14K & Silver Rings

TWO R4 FACE RINGS:  Motor Mouth, 14K with sterling cylinder heads and exhausts, left; and Coble’s oxidized sterling ring,

right.

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Sterling Rosette Bracelet

A STERLING ROSETTE LINKED BRACELET:  With colored oxidation.  If perchance you think these rosettes look familiar, they

were the same rosettes I made for the front door of a 1930s Spanish style house (look at the ARCHITECTURAL portfolio).

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Jaguar Ign. Key Rings

MY JAGUAR STERLING IGNITION KEY RINGS:  The frontside and backside.

Sterling Ignition Key Rings utilize factory master key blanks that you can get cut to match you car’s key at a locksmith’s (in

some cases, the owner of a vehicle must supply their own key blank).  Then you can use this to operate your car instead of

your rubber headed factory key.

See the next image to view some custom made Jaguar Ignition Key Rings.

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Bronze/14K/925 Ign, KRs

JAGUAR STERLING IGNITION KEY RINGS:  With a bronze logo inset, above; and a 14K bas-relief head with 14K rivets (and

as requested, no chain or split key ring), below.

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Sterling Bangle Bracelet

STERLING RP17 BANGLE BRACELET:  I randomly set 7 different colored, faceted stones around the bracelet.

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Sterling Key Rings

STERLING LINK-LOCK KEY RINGS (KR16s):  With cushion split key rings.  BMW, above; (Porsche) turbo, center; Jaguar,

below.

How do they come apart?  See the next image.

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Link-Lock KRs Come Apart

STERLING LINK-LOCK KEY RING KR16:  How they come apart.

Link-Lock Key Rings are designed to come apart quickly and easily with no moving or miniature parts.  When the two links are

aligned properly, the links will slip apart effortlessly, but otherwise not.

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Bentley Ign. Key Rings

MY BENTLEY STERLING IGNITION KEY RINGS:  The frontside and backside.

Sterling Ignition Key Rings utilize factory master key blanks that you can get cut to match you car’s key at a locksmith’s (in

some cases, the owner of a vehicle must supply their own key blank).  Then you can use this to operate your car instead of

your rubber headed factory key.

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Sterling & 14K Rings

WEDDING RINGS:  Made with functional hinges, all sterling, left; 14K white, with 14K yellow gold hinge pin, right.

Even though there is a functional hinge in each of these rings, the hinges are symbolic rather than functional, as the hinge is

attached to both ends of the same part.

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Sterling Bracelet Charm

MY STERLING BRACELET CHARM:  A slice of Birthday cake with candles and real wicks.

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Goldsmith's Pin

GOLDSMITH’S PIN:  I made this pin in sterling and brass.

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Charles' Football Rings

CHARLES’ RING:  His original football ring, left; I redesigned it with a concave top, in sterling with a garnet, right.

Mr. Charles had worn his championship ring for years, left, but had always complained that because its high profile and heavy

top, he banged this ring ‘on everything.’  I suggested that I could remake the top of the ring concave rather than convex (which

in fact, would mimic a football stadium).  I found a faceted marquise cut garnet (that resembled a football) and I set it by using

four beefy prongs (I was thinking ‘goal posts’) that held the stone proud off the back of the bowl, yet under the top edge of the

ring so that the stone would be shielded from damage.

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Male Chauvinist Pig Ring

MY MALE CHAUVINIST PIG RING:  Sterling, 14K and bezel-set ruby.  Yes, the pig does have a rack of horns; it is part of the

pun…

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