My ring arrived yesterday. It’s wonderful. I’m so pleased. I really like having rings that have been designed and crafted by an artist that I have actually met. Makes them so much more fun to wear. Rest assured that it has found a good home.

Continue the beautiful work. And thanks for the polishing cloth.

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW! It’s amazing – I can’t stop cycling through these images. How the heck did you come up with something so utterly perfect out of all my disorganized and inarticulate ramblings?! Erik, it’s better than anything I could have imagined. Oh my God — the bowl that the stone sits in! It’s modern and sexy and feminine and yet it’s got a little heft to it – a little edge. Reminds me of a Japanese tea cup. How the rings nestle up against one another…go on!! I can’t stand it. I can’t wait to wear it.

Thanks so much for all the time you have spent with me. I am thrilled that you’re willing to take our project on. Again, Erik, your designs are phenomenal. You are a true visionary. Every time I look at your website, I fall in love all over again.

The rings arrived today. They look absolutely gorgeous. Thank you so much for all your hard work. We love them. It completely and utterly kicks Tiffany’s ass! You can quote me on that. You’re brilliant.

Erik has to be one of the most talented young jewelry artists I have met in the last 20 years. His sense of form leads to designs rarely encountered in traditional jewelry stores.

The rings arrived yesterday and look great! We’re really happy with how they turned out – they look even better in person. Thanks for all of your help! We’ll definitely recommend you to anyone looking for custom rings or jewelry.

Thanks again,

When you were working on Marlene’s ring, I requested the Besides design. Once you got the diamond, however, you realized that that design would not work for that stone, so you created a design that would. You took inspiration from the natural (albeit cut) stone and built a functionally beautiful shape around it. Mooncheese is another great example of that (and the ring is more organic or natural than some of your work, just like the uncut diamond that is set in it).

When I look at your work I see an artist inspired by his materials to create a piece that presents the defining characteristics of the materials. That is how you talk about your work, too. “I had this stone, so I did this design,” not the other way around. I am sure that is not always the process, but I think that is a very important distinction that is reflected in your best work.