Here’s a behind the scenes look at some experimental sterling silver rings I’ve worked on recently. Pushing the limits of metal is one of my favorite things to do.

I make my own twisted sterling silver wire, it has beautiful definition. I decided to push its limits by running my twist wire through a piece of equipment called a rolling mill. The mill flattens the twisted metal. The band on the right is an example of flattened twisted wire run through the mill. It’s a less dimensional profile of twist wire with a more reflective surface (see image below for a before image of twisted wire) .

The second ring band on the left is an experiment in working with bead wire. Bead wire is a long string of tiny balls all linked together on a long strand. I love the look of the tiny dots. More to come with bead wire!