THE SHIVA CONFERENCE


I discovered an enormous, dazzlingly cut aquamarine
for my friend Maggie......The stone was so huge that I
was uncertain as to how to display it in an article of jewelry.
So, Maggie and I flew to Baltimore, meeting Mark West,
another friend of many years......who designed a gigantic
ring to hold the stone, now called "Shiva"
The design incorporated four rose-gold nude men,
holding Shiva.......Maggie had no problem wearing this
majestic, magical ring........There are pictures, somewhere......
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