About the Item

Kim Nogueira's layered narratives in vitreous enamel and metal extend a helping hand, an invitation to see the world with curious eyes, the eyes of a child, inviting you to become a magician for a moment, an alchemist in reverie, a shaman dreaming the world.

free is inspired by the divine feminine, the moon, and Mother Earth. Nogueira sourced the ring's text from an Italian, Latin, and English treatise on love and ring's the image from a centuries-old playing card. The ring was created using silver, copper, 24k gold, and vitreous enamel.

The ring face measures 1.5" wide by 3/4" tall; Size 8.

About the Artist

Kim Nogueira resides on the island of St John, in the US Virgin Islands, where she first began working as a production goldsmith, learning the trade on the job 2 decades ago. Her BA in sociology from Smith College supports the multidimensional, thought-based, yet spiritually-inspired and intuitively-guided explorations that undergird her wearable narrative art practice. Her work has been shown in juried and invitational exhibitions both abroad and nationally, such as MAD about Jewelry at the Museum of Arts and Design, and published in magazines and books, including vol. 2 and 3 of the Jewelry and Metal Survey (JAMS), Narrative Jewelry: Tales from the Toolbox, and 1000 Beads.

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