Wearable kaleidoscopes and participatory gold casting
Wear a sapphire-filled kaleidoscope—or join in casting your own commissioned piece.
Echo Fine Jewelry / Betsy Yates
Betsy Yates makes interactive fine jewelry, including a functioning gold kaleidoscope pendant containing sapphires. Her custom-design process invites local clients to join the casting of their jewelry after she hand-carves the design in wax.
Current location note / listed area: Portland, OR
Custom jewelry and individual studio participation, not mobile event entertainment or a group workshop. Alternative engagement jewelry is explicit; a particular kinetic design or casting date must be agreed. Foxtail Jewelry and Echo are retained as one maker identity.
Public-source research · 2026-10-30 · Not vendor-confirmed or independently vetted.
Original research sources
- https://echofinejewelry.com/pages/process
- https://echofinejewelry.com/pages/meet-the-maker
- https://echofinejewelry.com/products/14k-kaleidoscope-rainbow-sapphires
Documented state connections
Geographic evidence is retained historical research, not current service availability.
- Oregon · based
Own maker page explicitly says Betsy Yates lives and works in Portland; Process identifies her downtown Portland studio and client participation in casting.