Totem - Ring Memoriam "tempus fugit"

"tempus fugit"

Rose cut teardrop raspberry sapphire

A popular image from Victorian mourning jewelry

"caritas' which translates to

then I fired it with a torch to permanently fuse the image to the metal

Totem - Ring Memoriam "tempus fugit"A felled mourning dove. Size 9 Ring face measures approximately 1. 25" x 2. 25 Fine silver, sterling silver, brass, 23. 5k gold Chase & repousse (limited edition cast replica of my original) Keum boo, etched, hand fabricated The Latin inscription reads, "Misericordiae" which translates to, "Mercy." Wheat detail flanks the inscription The motif of flightless and felled birds has recurred in my memento mori work throughout the pandemic; these sad