Christopher Taylor Timberlake Fine Art Jewelry

Mokumé Gane, meaning wood-grain metal in japanese, is an ancient form of metal-smithing first developed by Japanese sword-smiths who made samurai swords and hilts out of varied alloyed steel. This mokume is composed of sterling silver, copper and brass. The process begins by kiln-fusing 5 alternating layers of the copper and brass together and then, once removed from the kiln, forging them to increase the bond.

This ring was made by casting silver into the carved out bone of a cuttlefish. The casting was then pierced, carved and fabricated into a ring. Lapis from Afghanistan was then inlaid into the ring and carved to match the terraced layers of the casting.

This ring was made by gravity-casting 18 karat yellow gold into the carved-out bone of a cuttlefish. The resulting casting was carved and hand-fabricated into a ring with sterling silver inside. The highest grade Lapis Lazuli from Afghanistan was then inlaid into a channel and subsequently carved to match the ridges inherent in the Casting.  The ring features a 2 carat Australian Opal (Coober Pedy) set in 18 karat yellow gold. The ring measures approximately 20mm wide at the center stone while the shank is between 5-9mm.  Ring Size is '6.5'.

Silver gravity-cast into the bone of a cuttlefish then carved and hand-fabricated into a ring. Hand-fabricated wire basket prong-setting featuring a 2.45 carat yellow opal from rough originating in Tanzania.