This ring is made of Ancient European Bog Oak and is inlaid with eco silver stars at the front. This particular piece is from the Ukraine, sourced before the war. It is super tough to work with and blunts most tools! It's strength makes me think of the Ukrainian people. This ring is a size 'P'.
Ancient Bog Oak typically describes the remains of trees preserved for 3,000 - 8000 years (spanning Mesolithic, Neolithic, Bronze Age periods I believe) and it is extraordinary tough.
Dark in colour, it's often black for the oldest wood, a result of the chemical interaction between the gallic acid of the oak and iron in the bog waters. As the vast boglands have been inhabited by humans since the Mesolithic age, the Bog Oak has a strange beauty I think because it connects us to the ancient peoples, our people, all those that have gone before us, their land, their stories, their homes, their offerings and ancient pathways and footprints upon our beloved earth.
This Oak grew at a time when Britain and Europe were once covered in ancient forests. To me this is a wonderful vision to bring to mind and to focus on in terms of nature and planting, re-balancing the earth and re-foresting our earth in today's times, for the generations to come. And somehow, the Bog Oak conveys this connection, to our past and the future and all inter-connected things, in every moment, in every realm. And from that we receive, if we tune-in, a knowing, a sense of place in our world, wherever we are. Bearing strength from the heart of the earth, Oak can bring a deep joy, gratitude, steadiness and sense of place that endures through all.
Ancient European Bog Oak Starry Ring
* Please note each piece of work is unique and handmade, with its own personality. There may be small imperfections in the natural materials, e.g. tiny nicks in shell pieces as part of the natural weathering process, interesting woodgrain, or some making marks that are intentionally left. This work is not mass produced, nor made by a machine, just by a woman's heart and hands. Each piece is made lovingly and to last in careful hands.