This one looks like a wing from something that only flies at night.
The Dry Creek stone sweeps upward in an irregular, almost aerodynamic shape—ivory at first glance, but filled with little flashes of powder blue, smoky lavender, warm brown, and translucent-looking mineral pools. Ramona Laloma framed it in darkened silver and let the stone remain exactly as strange as the earth made it.
It feels less like a cabochon and more like a fragment of some larger ancient object.
Why This Piece Matters
This cabochon reveals several distinct faces of Dry Creek turquoise within a single stone. Large areas of creamy white are interrupted by delicate brown webbing, small blue-white pools, and darker mineral formations that seem suspended beneath the polished surface.
The stone’s unconventional silhouette gives the ring its character. One side rises almost vertically while the opposite edge pushes outward into a broad angular shoulder before tapering into a point. The result suggests a wing, shield, map, or geological shard depending on how it is viewed.
Ramona’s restrained setting keeps the composition focused. A serrated bezel grips the irregular perimeter, while the oxidized recess creates enough depth to make the pale stone appear to float above the silver.
Artifact Registry
- Artifact Name: The Ghost Wing Ring
- Artist: Ramona Laloma
- Hallmark: Artist signed
- Materials: Natural Dry Creek turquoise and sterling silver
- Construction: Large freeform cabochon, hand-cut serrated bezel, oxidized shadow channel and substantial handmade band
- Ring size: 8.5
- Weight: 24 grams
- Era: Vintage
- Collector’s Gallery Value: $1,195
Curator’s Field Observation
This stone is visually more complex than its pale palette initially suggests. Near the crown, soft blue-white formations are divided by delicate brown matrix. The center opens into a cleaner ivory field, while the lower edge becomes increasingly fractured and geological.
The design is beautifully economical. There is no ropework, floral ornament, or unnecessary stamping. The bezel provides texture, the oxidation provides shadow, and everything else exists to support the stone.
Eric’s Notes from the Field
At first I thought this was just a giant white Dry Creek ring. Then I zoomed in and realized the stone has entire weather systems happening inside it.
There are clouds near the top, a little frozen lake along one edge, brown branches moving through the center, and then this enormous clean ivory field holding the whole thing together.
It looks like a ghost wing, a prehistoric map, and a piece of broken porcelain from an alien archaeological site. Obviously, I’m obsessed.
This one looks like a wing from something that only flies at night.
The Dry Creek stone sweeps upward in an irregular, almost aerodynamic shape—ivory at first glance, but filled with little flashes of powder blue, smoky lavender, warm brown, and translucent-looking mineral pools. Ramona Laloma framed it in darkened silver and let the stone remain exactly as strange as the earth made it.
It feels less like a cabochon and more like a fragment of some larger ancient object.
Why This Piece Matters
This cabochon reveals several distinct faces of Dry Creek turquoise within a single stone. Large areas of creamy white are interrupted by delicate brown webbing, small blue-white pools, and darker mineral formations that seem suspended beneath the polished surface.
The stone’s unconventional silhouette gives the ring its character. One side rises almost vertically while the opposite edge pushes outward into a broad angular shoulder before tapering into a point. The result suggests a wing, shield, map, or geological shard depending on how it is viewed.
Ramona’s restrained setting keeps the composition focused. A serrated bezel grips the irregular perimeter, while the oxidized recess creates enough depth to make the pale stone appear to float above the silver.
Artifact Registry
- Artifact Name: The Ghost Wing Ring
- Artist: Ramona Laloma
- Hallmark: Artist signed
- Materials: Natural Dry Creek turquoise and sterling silver
- Construction: Large freeform cabochon, hand-cut serrated bezel, oxidized shadow channel and substantial handmade band
- Ring size: 8.5
- Weight: 24 grams
- Era: Vintage
- Collector’s Gallery Value: $1,195
Curator’s Field Observation
This stone is visually more complex than its pale palette initially suggests. Near the crown, soft blue-white formations are divided by delicate brown matrix. The center opens into a cleaner ivory field, while the lower edge becomes increasingly fractured and geological.
The design is beautifully economical. There is no ropework, floral ornament, or unnecessary stamping. The bezel provides texture, the oxidation provides shadow, and everything else exists to support the stone.
Eric’s Notes from the Field
At first I thought this was just a giant white Dry Creek ring. Then I zoomed in and realized the stone has entire weather systems happening inside it.
There are clouds near the top, a little frozen lake along one edge, brown branches moving through the center, and then this enormous clean ivory field holding the whole thing together.
It looks like a ghost wing, a prehistoric map, and a piece of broken porcelain from an alien archaeological site. Obviously, I’m obsessed.
