Max Meier | Such a Cold Finger

Artist: Max Meier, IndianaMaterials: custom bronze alloy, sterling silverSize: 10 Artist Statement: I had the idea for this ring while working on an art project about a year ago, that involved making several dozen plaster casts of my fingers. I immediately knew the idea was too funny to pass up, so here we are! I started with an ingot of bronze I cast to be a good color match for gold, rolled it into sheet, and fabricated a rough tube. Then I filled it with pitch, and added the rest of the detail with chasing tools. It was primarily meant as a fun side project for me - reference to any film is purely incidental, but if anyone is beckoned into a web of sin as a result of its creation, I consider it a happy side effect.Artist Bio: Max is a metalsmith, currently a third year MFA in metalsmithing/jewelry design at IU Bloomington and holds a BA from Earlham College.He got his start in metalwork through blacksmithing at an early age and has gradually focused in on finer details in his work a