Ellen Metal

Category: Latin

  • Love is Like Being on Your Own Planet

    This is my new wedding band. My very beautiful oval and white gold set no longer fits me after a huge weight loss last year. I’ve worn a variety of rings in the past year while I worked on this design. I wanted to incorporate a few specific elements, but the celestial theme did not…

  • Help Wanted: Latin Expert Needed

    Yes, it’s those three words you’ve always hoped to see! It’s not a dead language if we still use it, right? I am looking to hire a Latin Geek for the occasional translation of mottos and stuff. Sometimes I will need help with grammar, also guidance in finding inspiration and classical references. Less frequently I…

  • Where Lockets Begin

    Continuing with my goal of making useful jewelry mechanisms, I have decided to make a series of lockets. One of them is going to be donated to the annual PTA Silent Auction at a local school, and that is the one I have chosen to start with. Historically the school’s motto has been “Qua Posterus…