Inlay Charms

The All Inlay Series, which includes Inlay Locks, which are also Inlay pendants, Inlay cufflings, Inlay rings, began as a total experiment— answering the question, can we REALLY inlay the entire piece and still retain functionality? The answer is yes, we can. Inlay is the act of cutting individual stones to fit into small compartments—the stones are then “cemented” into place. It’s an ancient technique that has been done for generations. Putting them in our jewelry shapes adds to their story. The very first piece we did like this was the Linda Lock and Marla often recalls making a complicated stone map with precise measurements for the stone cutter so he would know the sizes to fit into the Lock. When she went back to visit several days later the map was in one corner of the room he was working.....he told her he does it all by feel. He didn’t need the map. And so began our love affair with inlay jewelry...a little puzzle that is somehow more complicated and just as beautiful as our gemstone jewelry.