Handcrafted Designer Rings
Randi Chervitz has been making jewelry since 1987. She began exploring forms in metal at Parsons School of Design in New York City, as part of her studies there. From Parsons, Randi transferred to Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, the Harvard of metalsmithing, to study with jeweler Richard Mawdsley. She begins the fabrication of each piece using traditional metalsmithing techniques such as sawing, filing and soldering.
Four Bamboo Rings
These rings are lightweight, comfortable and distinctive. Sterling Silver frames are built like ladders on the jeweler's bench, and soldered at every joint. Then, the rings are hammered round on a mandrel, and hand-crocheted with Fine Silver.
$110
R1003 Stone Rings
A striking, hand-crocheted oval sits atop a wide, smooth Sterling Silver band, combining textures and making an artistic statement. The oval is available crocheted in Freshwater Pearl, Peridot, Apatite, or Pink Tourmaline.
$198
18K Wide Bamboo Ring with 5 Diamonds
The 18K Bamboo Ring is created in a ladder of luscious 18K Yellow Gold, then wrapped around a Mandrel to create its barrel shape. Five 1.5-pt sparkling white diamonds are bezel-set, then soldered into place. Ring measures approximately ½” in width.
$1100
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Since graduating in 1991 with a Cum Laude double major in Metal and Fiber, Randi has been hard at work keeping her artwork at the center of her life. In 1991, she began selling her work, jewelry pieces that explore fiber techniques in metal. Her influences include couture fashion, its history, its expressiveness, and its relationship to everyday life. Also important are the transformation of the role of women in the past fifty years, and the emergence of the self as one grows through life.
