This is a heavy, heavy-duty, solid skull ring that is Made to Order for you in your size. You will probably not want to play picklebalI or play the flute while wearing this heavy ring. Just saying. I carved this skull in wax and cast it using the lost wax casting method. This Richard II skull is smaller than my Richard I ring which is being worn by Richard so you can’t have it! Once I got Ricard II where I wanted him, then I made a mold and can inject the mold with wax to make a copy. Each individual ring has its details carved in wax, so the expressions are a bit different, the teeth are different for each ring. Mainly because I like doing it!
Once I have the skull’s expression the way I like it in wax, I cast it in sterling silver in a 14 hour burnout cycle. Clean it up and file and smooth the inside of your ring to fit comfortably. I then polish the inside and oxidize the outside and brush up the high points for the details in the metal to show.
This ring weighs over 1 ounce and is 1 1/4” tall and wide. The dimensions of the back of the band will vary with size for comfort.
If you have special requests concerning the design or the expression of your skull ring, please let me know at checkout where you can leave me a comment! Want overlapping or missing teeth? No Problem! Need your skull’s expression to look angry or perhaps contemplative? Let’s give it go!
The Richard II Skull Ring is part of the Memento Mori Collection.
Death, decay, corruption, and constant reminders of our own mortality wait around every corner. What can we do but recognize and even celebrate these as reminders to live our lives more fully? The Stoic Philosophers of antiquity wrote that one can only live one’s life fully in the present moment by meditating on death’s inevitability. This is the thought process celebrated by Memento Mori art.
So here is your reminder to live life to the wicked fullest!
