Shinfield Solastalgia 'Pear Twig' Silver Ring - Regina Krawets

From the studio of Sydney jeweller Regina Krawets comes the 'Shinfield Solastalgia' series, including this incredible statement ring with its Lepidocrocite Quartz set on a band cast in sterling silver from a twig of ornamental pear.

Of the series, Regina says "The concept of ‘solastalgia’, first coined by philosopher Glenn Albrecht in 2005, describes a feeling akin to homesickness when your home environment is changing in ways you find distressing and is often associated with the sense of helplessness and sadness experienced over environmental damage due to climate change.

"I have been fortunate to call home a place surrounded by towering gums, ponds, native flora and fauna, yet with all the amenity and convenience that living in the city provides. The air is fresh, I can hear the sounds of nature, wind in the trees and whenever I look up, from every vantage I can see foliage that tracks the seasons. But soon my little pocket of paradise will change and I feel the weight of a loss I haven’t yet experienced.

"Shinfield Solastalgia explores my personal sense of disquiet around the imminent changes to the natural environment around me due to the construction of a multi-residential development."

Sterling silver, Lepidocrocite Quartz, fine silver

Size R

Set stone measures 15mm x 11mm, extending twig will sit across the back of 1-2 fingers with a total width of ~57mm.