This is one of the most involved custom jewelry projects we've ever undertaken! Our client Beth Church gave us a design concept sketch (shown below). Mark was the driving force behind this project. Martha hand carved the wax model for the spider and Mark adjusted it to fit the ring and the opal he custom cut to fit the spider. Mark hand carved the spiderweb ring and did all of the gem cutting and setting. Mark worked on this project for months. I was expecting this ring to be bulky and uncomfortable... but Mark did an extraordinary job of making the ring perfectly comfortable. The photos below show the ring progressing through concept sketch & the hand carved wax models to the final finished ring. Mark designed the ring to make the spider removable. Beth can wear the ring with or without the spider. This also opens up the possibility of having more matching pieces designed at a later date.