This sterling silver butterfly ring was made to adorn your finger with an amazing piece of art. The wings were hand cut in two sets from 18 gauge silver using a jewelry saw, lots of patience, and very steady hands. A straightforward pierce and cut technique was used to create the cut outs in the wings, before the wings were given a convex shape by hammering on a dapping block. Besides adding depth, dimension and character to my designs, curved forms produce natural highlights and shadows when light strikes the surfaces.Both sets of wings and a ring shank that was created by hammering 16 gauge sterling silver wire and over a steel mandrel were soldered together. Next I soldered the stone setting and set the 3mm lab grown pink ruby as a central focal point. Finally the ring was hand polish to a medium luster.