Modernist Yin & Yang PendantOctober 2017 14 karat white & yellow gold, South Sea pearls The first time I saw a naturally golden colored South Sea pearl in person, I was so struck by its luster I was instantly reminded of the sun. I almost immediately conceived of this piece, a modernist take on the classic yin & yang symbol. Since the most common meaning of (yng) is "sun," it was appropriate given my initial impresson. (yn), yang's counterpart, doesn't mean moon but is used to

I set them in rose gold to compliment and enhance the Petoskey stone's naturally greenish tinge

" which vividly emulates the shorebreak waves of Hawaiian beaches—perfect for the mermaid princess bride-to-be

-Isaiah 6:3

from right to left one side reads 執子之手 and the other side reads 與子偕老

the ancient earth

to really make them light up on his bride's hand

A client came to me with a selection of stones to set in an engagement ring

The text and symbol are represented in relief (raised letters) with a border above and below the text

The stones are set in these cufflinks in an unusual five-prong setting

and gleaned until the barley harvest and the wheat harvest were finished

A pastor friend of ours explains that the first half of the verse implies the second half ("

Plumerias are everywhere here—they're very common in flower leis