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 Astonishing Imperial Jasper cabochon from my new favorite stone vendors, Blue Heron Gems. I set aside several painstaking hours to try to do its beauty justice. Wrapped in many yards of 14k gold fill, embellished with shimmery faceted smokey quartz, checkerboard cut garnet, and citrine. Delightfully asymmetrical and comfortably substantial, she measures 2-1/2" long and 1-1/4" wide. Available at Art Talks!  Dramatic and gi-normous sky blue Turquoise meticulously woven with roughly a million feet of sterling silver (slight exaggeration), then painstakingly antiqued/oxidized for depth and character. At 2-1/2" long and 1-1/2" wide, you won't go unnoticed with this bauble at your throat. Available at Art Talks!  Strikingly beautiful charoite cabochon with dramatic purple swirls, set in solid silver and flanked by 4 genuine 4mm amethyst gemstones. Hill Tribe silver accents. Charoite is only found in one place in the world, the Charo river region of Russia. I just love that sort of trivia! Available at Art Talks!   Blazingly purple Paua shell, embellished with many yards of solid silver wire, Swarovski crystals, and 3 genuine Iolite briolettes. A tiny dragonfly hovers at the top. Paua is a cousin of the Abalone. "Nature's dichroic glass" I call it. Available at Art Talks!  Angellic Seraphinite gets a visit from a turtle. Hill tribe heart shaped leaf, and another solid silver leaf up top, complete the idyllic nature setting. 2" long by slightly less than 1-1/4" wide. Available at Art Talks!  This one isn't for the faint of heart! Mounds of genuine white and peacock pearls, Swarovski crystals in blues and crystal clear, Bali silver, Hill Tribe silver, and many many feet of regular plain old sterling silver. This piece has many components individually attached to the ring shank, and they move and flutter, catching and reflecting even the faintest light. I can't think of a more eye-catching and dramatic cocktail ring. I've named it Francois. Available at Art Talks!    I won 2nd place in a world-wide wire jewelry contest with this original piece. I hand formed each "mermaid scale" with 3 feet of sterling wire and several dichroic glass seed beads (over 30 feet of silver wire in total, not counting the chain!). I connected them all together and hand-attached Swarovski crystals and solid silver sea-themed charms, including starfish, seahorses, sand dollars, fish, clam shells, and a dolphin. The whole piece is anchored by a substantial and solid silver mermaid. Lays perfectly flat and comfortable on the neck and chest. This piece would be stunning with a white oxford with the top button or two undone. Summer personified. Available at Art Talks! |