A mourning dove is felled with a golden arrow.
• Size 10
• The face of the ring measures about .75" x 1.25"
• Hand painted
• Solid sterling silver, 23.5k gold, vitreous enamel
• Inscribed with the phrase, "Tempus Brevis" which is Latin for "Time is Brief"
• Wheat detail flanks the inscription
The motif of flightless and felled birds has recurred in my memento mori work throughout the pandemic; these sad symbols represent a heaviness of spirit and a call for empathy in our current times.
