The Ring of the Soft Caress
Cycle Four
The Ring of the Soft Caress
The Ring of the Soft Caress is the third ring of the fourth cycle of the series This Too Shall Break. Carved to be small and delicate the ring holds the duality of touch. One side is a cup and the other a curve asking both to touch and to be touched, to hold and to be held. With the most minimal of gestures, the ring holds the softness of touch, a hand waiting to be held.
Made of Turkish marble, the ring is purple, pink, grey, and white and carved into such a small piece, the white veining becomes translucent under certain light. The polish of the stone gives it a very smooth and pleasant hand-feel and, the piece being so small, the ring wears very light, nearly unnoticeable.
This Too Shall Break is a series of thirteen cycles of thirteen stone rings. The project brings our idea of stone sculpture as large immutable things only to be shared in museums and public spaces down to earth. Each ring is small, delicate, and personal. It is a piece of wearable art which requires mindfulness for the wearer, changing the relationship between collector and art. These rings are not meant to be owned, but to be experienced, to grow with, and to take care of.
Turkish marble
Recovered
Fit & Sizing
With all our rings, we recommend you only wear our rings a half or full size larger than your normal size. If your metal ring fits tight around your knuckle, a stone ring will need to be at least a full size larger. Stone, unlike metal, will not shrink and expand.
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This Too Shall Break
This Too Shall Break is a series of thirteen cycles of thirteen stone rings. The project brings our idea of stone sculpture as large immutable things only to be shared in museums and public spaces down to earth. Each ring is small, delicate, and personal. It is a piece of wearable art which requires mindfulness for the wearer, changing the relationship between collector and art. These rings are not meant to be owned, but to be experienced, to grow with, and to take care of.
