Mar's Cuff; sterling silver, kabamba cut by George Ingraham of [link], and an African star ruby that I cut. This is a cuff using some of George's kabamba. Ohhhhh, the kabamba. I had never seen this stone before. It reminded me of pictures of space from the Hubble space telescope. So, I added one of my own cut African ruby star. The cabs created a framed theatrical space between them to depict Mars holding up his red planet. I have always loved Cézanne’s The Bather, and how he manipulated the paint along the legs of the bather to make it look as if he was stepping right off of the canvas. So, Mars is depicted here, carrying his planet right out into our world, breaking the illusion of spaces.