I’ve been setting faceted gems at my bench. The design element I’m exploring in the pieces I fabricate subtly maximize play of light.
My most recent fabrication, shown here, is a 5 mm zircon, set in a backless, sterling silver, tube bezel with a dimensional leaf that hangs below. The faceted zircon is set in an opened back bezel which allows light to pass through the gem from behind the setting.
A dimensional, stylized, sterling silver leaf-shape hangs below the opened back bezel. To enhance the play of light on it I polished one side of the leaf with a high polish and the other, a mat finish. In turn, the bezel wall has a mat finish and there is a high polished “halo” edge where the gem meets the bezel.
Kinetic, dimensional sterling silver and zircon earring