Revenge of the rings OR If you are the person who stole a ring at my last show be prepared for your finger to rot and fall off

Hello ya'll! It's been a while, I know. I've been busy with shows and making stuff and sick animals (the bunnies are all fine now) and a fantastic pottery workshop (with the wonderful Sandi Pierantozzi and Neil Patterson) and making more stuff... Somewhere in there my neck went out. And by out I mean it wasn't functioning in the way that a normal neck should be functioning. It was being a real bastard. We have since made up, sort of, in the way of a new pillow (and new micro fleece sheets which I could not pass up and man Oh! man were they worth the splurge - I highly recommend them...) Anyhoo, I've been busy. So that's that.

My last two shows have been fantastic. Great crowds, great buyers, all the good stuff. The only down side was that I had one of my sterling and porcelain rings stolen at my show this past weekend. That really bummed me out. Not just because of the monetary loss but because these rings, as many of you know, have been my babies. I've been so incredibly proud of them, as though they were my children (yes, I have no real children so I give human qualities to things such as bunnies and, yes, sterling silver and porcelain rings... so sue me.). So to have one stolen...well, it felt pretty bad. Someone at the show tried to console me by saying that the thief must have needed it, they must have loved it so much that they just had to have it. Well, that's not good enough. I can guarantee you that I loved it more. I imagine that the person who stole this ring might be reading this post right now. Kind of like a pyromaniac who gets off on starting fires and watching them burn I imagine that they might be getting a kick out of me feeling like crap because they took something that did not belong to them. So to this person I say this:
In the four years that I have been doing shows I have rarely had anything stolen. Why is that? It is because the majority of the population is trustworthy. The majority of human beings are good, decent people who have respect for the work that comes from others hands. Most people understand that taking something that does not belong to them is wrong. So I must congratulate you, thief, for beating the odds and belonging to the tiny percentage of humanity that totally and completely SUCKS. Congrats bb, you rule at being a loser! Hold your head high but hide your finger because I have a legion of loyal and rabid patrons in the Syracuse area and if any of them see that ring on a finger they have been given permission to tackle you to the ground, chop off the offending hand and return it to me for a rather substantial reward. Watch out....

I made two more rings yesterday that someone will want to steal. Perhaps that should be my catch phrase: "Jewelry so fab you will want to steal it!" ;)
I love this pink geode porcelain stone. It's always been one of my favorite glaze combinations because it really does resemble an actual natural stone. I set it with a nice modern rounded square frame that I think gives the whole piece a nice chunky feel. I also made the band extra wide and tapered in the center so that it is comfortable to wear. I am pretty happy with this band upgrade.

And what's not to love about this?! Lots of dots and lots of blue! I made the mold for this ring from an antique Victorian mourning button. I love to see it reborn in color highlighting every detail.

And here is a better shot of the what the bands look like. Sassy, no?

Both rings can be found in my shop. :)