This silver cactus spine cuff is a perfect embodiment of the minimalist beauty, shapes, and textures of the desert. I've taken the wide, ribbed spines of a compass barrel cactus and cast them in beautiful, bright silver. Joined together at their bases, the cuff ends taper as the spines come to their points. I like wearing the cuff 'backwards' to feature the points on the outside of my wrist, though the spines' texture shines in either direction. The inside of the cuff retains the spines' texture, as well as my maker's mark and "925" to designate that it's sterling silver.

The spines are 5-6mm across.