{"product_id":"the-webkeeper-ring-by-sheila-tso","title":"The Webkeeper Ring by Sheila Tso","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWell, this is completely unhinged—in the best possible way. 😂\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSheila Tso has built an entire three-dimensional sterling silver spiderweb across the hand, then placed a sculptural spider directly at its center. Its abdomen is formed from a dark, heavily webbed Hubei turquoise cabochon, turning the stone’s natural matrix into part of the creature itself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy This Piece Matters\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is less a traditional turquoise ring and more a piece of miniature wearable sculpture. The web is constructed as an open network of individually formed silver lines, creating a dramatic footprint without the visual weight of a solid plate.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Hubei turquoise is especially clever here. Its vivid green-blue color and dense black matrix naturally resemble the markings of an exotic spider, allowing the stone to become an essential part of the figure rather than simple decoration.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArtifact Registry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eArtifact Name:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The Webkeeper Ring\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eArtist:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Sheila Tso\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eTribe\/Origin:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Diné (Navajo), Southwest United States\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Hubei turquoise and sterling silver\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eConstruction:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Hand-set cabochon, sculptural spider and openwork sterling silver web\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eRing Size:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 8\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eWeight:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Approximately 14 grams\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eHallmark:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e S. Tso \/ Sterling\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eDate:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Contemporary\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eCollector’s Gallery Value:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e $650–$850\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCurator’s Field Observation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe open construction is the smartest part of the design. The ring occupies an enormous visual space across the hand, yet light passes through the web, preventing it from feeling like a heavy slab of silver.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe spider is fully dimensional, with a raised body and individually formed legs extending into the surrounding architecture. From different angles, the web, spider and turquoise continually overlap and separate. It is theatrical, strange and completely unforgettable.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArtifact Character Record\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eFigure:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Spider\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eEnvironment:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Suspended at the center of its sterling silver web\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eDefining Feature:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Hubei turquoise abdomen with naturally webbed black matrix\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eCharacter:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Patient, precise and quietly dangerous\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eSymbolic Reading:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The maker of patterns—the creature that creates order from empty space\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eEnergy:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e “I didn’t get caught in the web. I built the fucking web.”\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEric’s Notes from the Field\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI genuinely cannot decide whether this is jewelry, architecture or a tiny turquoise supervillain—and that is exactly why I love it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe stone looks biologically perfect in the spider’s body. Sheila didn’t merely put turquoise on a spider ring; she found a way to make the matrix feel like the spider’s natural markings. Weird, intelligent and deeply fabulous.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hespera Jewelry Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47869737402545,"sku":null,"price":495.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0153\/9641\/files\/65A9EB08-6575-42A4-A88E-0F89CFBE88BC.jpg?v=1787417088","url":"https:\/\/hespera.com\/products\/the-webkeeper-ring-by-sheila-tso","provider":"Hespera Jewelry Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}