Father's Day antidote to golf-and-tie-overload

Su Foster Jewellery's "West Coast" collection heralds a fashion-forward Father's Day

June 11, 2010; Vancouver, BC: If Pops wouldn't know one end of a golf club from the other, and he already has a closet full of car cleaning products, a locally-handcrafted ring from Su Foster Jewellery could be the manly-but-fashion-forward answer to Father's Day this year.

The "West Coast" collection is a range of silver rings taking inspiration from B.C.'s natural surroundings: bark, rainforest, driftwood and yes, rain. The pieces are both substantial enough to create a statement, but appropriately refined so that they won't look out of place when Dad's rocking a suit. A West Coast ring is the Father's Day gift that can be worn all year, unlike, say, a novelty tie.

West Coast collection rings are available at Lloyd's of Gastown, 157 Water Street, Vancouver.

Su Foster Jewellery and Small Object Design is a local company that consists of the slightly hippy-like Su Foster working away in her cosy, Eastside studio, focusing on the small details of jewellery design that would send other people either crazy or blind. Su graduated from the Jewellery and Small Object Design program at Kootenay School of Art in Nelson, B.C. in 2002. Since then she has worked as a professional goldsmith alongside world-class artists and has continued her education both locally and abroad.
www.sufoster.com

Photo credit: www.eikcam.com