Bound #9 Bronze ritual tools and labor are all donated

and labor are all donated by collaborators)

It is a core value of CRS to protect our humanity in the face of dehumanization campaigns and that means supporting each other

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the rings were originally presented as an installation that questioned permanence

Common Rite attempts to hold space for everything that seems nonsensical about existing

Bound #9 Bronze ritual tools and labor are all donatedThis limited collection of rings was created during my 2024 residency at the Baltimore Jewelry Center, where I explored the traditions and tensions behind ceremonial jewelry. Each ring began as a cheap, sentimental base reimagined and cast in bronze, silver, or gold. The final pieces reflect a spectrum of commitment, nostalgia, and transformation. Displayed on clear resin casts of my own finger and housed in 3D printed boxes shaped like smartphones,