Aqua Hammonasset sea glass ring in argentium sterling silver and fine silver

In the off season, I walk my dogs at Hammonasset Beach State Park in Madison, Connecticut. Sea glass is becoming rarer as plastic replaces glass for product packaging and storage, but especially after a storm, you can still find well-weathered bits of glass at Hammonasset. All of my sea glass rings are made with found glass. I set the glass as I find it, without tumbling or reshaping. Fine silver (.999) is used for the bezel so that it can wrap securely around the uneven glass. What you wear when you wear these rings is an object that shows the impact of humans on the earth but also the impact of the ocean on human artifacts. Literally, it is a piece of history.

This piece of glass is a classic "sea glass" aqua color, and it has a fairly symmetrical shape. The weathering is deep and even.

This ring is U.S. size 5 1/4.

I use only argentium sterling silver for my ear wires and the other silver elements in my jewelry. Argentium sterling silver is a hypoallergenic alloy of silver using only recycled silver. It contains more pure silver than ordinary sterling (93.5% or 94%, vs. a minimum of 92% for other sterling). It contains no nickel. It is very durable, and unlike ordinary sterling silver, it is tarnish-resistant.