Ring - from Diary Entry 1155
Ring - from Diary Entry 1155
By Wael Daaboul
In Jewelry
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A rough amethyst held within a textured silver form, left unpolished and intact. The stone is not refined or corrected; it is contained, protected, and allowed to exist as it is. The ring marks a moment of transition: choosing uncertainty over structure, intuition over routine, and trusting what is still forming.
Art technique: Lost wax carving.
Materials: 925 sterling silver.
Dimensions: 2.3 x 3 x 0.9 cm.
Weight: 8.48 g
Production year: 2024
From the Diary
These diary entries document the moments, places, and emotional states that gave rise to each ring. Written as personal records, they trace the lived experiences that shaped the pieces' forms, materials, and gestures. Each ring is accompanied by a diary entry, a personal record of the"Haven" that sparked its creation. Together, they map experiences of pause, fear, play, and choice, translated into wearable forms.
Diary Entry 1155 - Oct 12, 2024
The stress is supposed to return to normal in a couple of weeks, that’s what I tell myself as I move through these first days of freedom. I left my last corporate job yesterday. I woke up this morning feeling strange.
I have been working since I was 19. Thirteen years locked into a 9-to-5 system that teaches you to consume your paycheck as quickly as you earn it, knowing it will return the same way every month. Countless desks. Endless mouse clicks. A rhythm so constant it could wear the skin off your ears. I never knew what freedom of time felt like. I’m afraid I won’t like it, but I know I need to try.
Years ago, in 2017, during a sculpting class, a friend sitting next to me turned and said, You’re coming to my class next week. I’ll teach you how to make jewelry. I refused. More than once. I didn’t know what jewelry was to me back then. A week later, I showed up
anyway.
Eight years after that moment, I walked away from thirteen years of certainty to pursue a life shaped by my hands. Sometimes I wonder: If I had never sat in that sculpting class, would I still be there?
That morning, I went down to the basement. I sat at my jewelry table. I took a piece of wax and began to carve. With my hands, I shaped my future.
And myself.
About Wael Daaboul
Wael Daaboul is a Beirut-based artist who began his artistic journey in 2010 under the guidance of painter Haidar Hamaoui, where he first discovered his passion for visual art.
In 2017, he earned a degree in Environmental Design from Empire State College in New York. His curiosity soon led him toward sculpture, studying with artist Gaby Al Ashkar in 2018.
That same year, Wael was introduced to the idea of worn sculpture and began a three-year training with Patrizia Rahme, a teacher at ESMOD Beirut, completing three levels of jewelry and wax carving. During that time, he worked in her workshop and took part in a collaborative piece created for Beyoncé in partnership with Azzi & Osta.
Today, Wael works as a jewelry sculptor and wax carver in Beirut. With a background in painting and sculpture, he is drawn to the process of transforming a simple sketch into a tangible, three-dimensional piece. His fascination with materials and textures guides his work, from the softness of wax to the strength of metal and stone.
Influenced by the movement of water, light, and organic forms, he experiments with materials such as oil clay, wax, metal, stone, wood, and resin to explore balance, flow, and transformation.