THE RAMS HORN STUDIO

This was commissioned by a friend who plays the highland bagpipes. He wanted a buckle to reflect his special interests and also wanted to have a work of art to pass on to future generations as a family heirloom.Roy is one of the premier Jacob sheep breeders in the US and Jim designed this magnificent piece to reflect his passion for the breed. It is a very large buckle , approx. 3x4" and was fabricated from heavy sheets  of sterling silver. 

The New York State Sheep and Wool Festival is held every October in Rhinebeck NY.  Every year they commision a piece of jewelry depicting the highlighted breed fot that Year. The Merino was the sheep for this year and Jim worked with many photographs to get just the right representation of the Breed.

Above you can see the original carving in jeweler's Wax. Below is the finished piece cast in silver.

Twenty of these were made for a sheepdog trial at beautiful Hancock Shaker Village. They were given as top prizes for winners of the event. It is an adaptation of a buckle design carved previously by Jim, which is available in the herding and Border Collie jewelry sections on this web site.

This is an actual harness ornament made by the Rams Horn for the Chautauqua County Horsman's Association as an awards for the annual Chautauqua County Sleigh Rally held each February. Beth designed this piece and actually competes in the event with her sleigh hitched to her Morgan mare.

This was made for our friends the Hollingsworths. We first met them at the New York State Sheep and Wool Festival in Rhinebeck, New York. Hawk, as his friends call him, likes to wear larger pendants with unusual motifs, so he gave me pictures to work from and these unique pieces are what we ended up creating.

This lovely pin was created from a line drawing sent to us by Elvira LaRocca, a member of the Staten Island Hospice staff.  She designed this angel pin herself and we translated her drawing into metal!. This organization does wonderful work , as do all hospices. These stylized angel pins are given as gifts to the family members of those in hospice care as well as to others associated with this hospice organization.

These items were commissioned in 2007  by the festival committee and they sell these to help raise money for the event. They are wonderful remembrances of the show.

They wanted both a pin and a keychain with the same design.  For those not familiar with the textile arts this is a niddy-noddy which is a tool used to wind skeins from newly spun yarn.

This is yet another harness ornament designed and cast for the Chautauqua County Horseman's Association for the Annual Chautauqua Sleigh Rally held on the grounds of Chautauqua, New York. This one is carved from a photograph of Beth and Jim Boyle driving their grade Morgan Horse, Flynn near the Bell Tower in Chautauqua.