My November Guest | #19
My November Guest | #19
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"My sorrow, when she’s here with me,
Thinks these dark days of autumn rain
Are beautiful as days can be;
She loves the bare, the withered tree;
She walks the sodden pasture lane."
- Robert Frost
Labradorites in all schillers and color arrays, some smokey and furtive, others bold as a crack of lightning. Soft lavenders and snakey greens and wisps of gray.
Each flashing labradorite gemstone is held by straight sterling silver bezel. Surrounding the gemstones are hand-textured branch borders. And gently draping over the stones are carefully sawn copper leaves with a leaf-print taken from real leaves.
The backs of the pendants feature carefully sawn leafless trees revealing the backs of the stones. As with the moon pendants, some of the windows reveal bright, flashing labradorite backs, while others remain dark and furtive.
This pendant has been aged and hand-polished for a textured, organic look, and to bring out the lowlights and accent the stone.
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☀ Pendant length (not including the ring) measures 53mm
☀ It will come to you suspended from an oxidized sterling silver chain, adjustable between 17 - 20"
☀ See the photo of the pendant being held for size reference
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♥ Labradorite is an iridescent gemstone with a fascinating schiller or metallic luster when viewed from certain angles. The base color of labradorite is a smokey gray, but when light strikes the stone in a particular direction, it displays striking rainbow-colored reflections.
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♥ This piece is part of the Nocturne Collection, an annual collection in time for Halloween. Everything has a dark, witchy aesthetic, sometimes whimsical and sometimes sombre.
Made in my smithing studio using time consuming, age-old metalsmithing techniques. This piece is made with solid craftsmanship and all parts of this piece have been hand-fabricated.
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All of the pieces in my collections are handmade and hand-finished, and make use of natural and recycled materials. All items will have slight, natural imperfections rendering each piece unique. It is these variations and imperfections which denote their handcrafted nature and individual character, specially made for every wearer.
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To create my antiqued pieces, the sterling silver is oxidize until dark gray. Oxidation is a process that happens over time naturally to sterling silver. Then the piece is brushed and polished until the highlights are lighter and the lowlights are darkened. But this oxidization is not permanent, and will fade in the areas that rub, and stay dark in the recesses. The patina will change over time, making your piece unique to you.