Landscape Rings

Clive Roddy makes wooden rings with landscapes carved into them. Forests, mountains, little houses by the sea. You can buy them on Etsy for around 20 euros, which is the kind of price that doesn’t require you to overthink it. He does other work too—door hangers, wooden stag heads, some waves he apparently wants 200,000 euros for—but the rings are where the idea actually lands.

Most jewelry feels like it’s performing something. Proving something. These rings are just small worlds on your finger. You could look down and see a forest, or a beach, or some trees against a mountain. Nothing’s trying to tell you how successful you are or what kind of person you should be. It’s just a place, small enough to fit on your hand.