Saturday, June 30, 2012

Claddagh Celtic Knot Ring - Creation Story


Custom Claddagh Celtic Knot Ring

About 30% of my business is with clients that find me on the internet and I never meet in person. I am frequently asked how this can be :)

this is the story of the Custom Claddagh Celtic Knot Diamond Ring.... all in there were about 10 phone conversations and 25 emails. This project took about 6 weeks start to finish.

I was commissioned to create a unique Claddagh ring for an active woman to be used as her engagement ring. After much discussion and exchange of photos with her future fiance, I sketched what we had decided on.


Sketch of proposed Claddagh Celtic Knot Ring
Then a CAD rendering was created based on my sketch

CAD rendering of Claddagh Ring
Revisions to CAD
Changes were made to the structure to allow for a future wedding band.
Diamond was chosen and photo sent to client for scale



Diamond shown in wax 


Cast of Claddagh ring with chosen pink sapphires
Final Claddagh Celtic Knot Ring with Diamond and Pink Sapphires
Claddagh Celtic Knot Ring with GIA LAB Report