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Ocean Jasper and Bloodstone cabochons combine with a vintage jewelry finding and lots and lots of stone chips and beads in this bead embroidered collar. It is one of those pieces that started out as a small necklace and just grew and grew!
Eredh means 'Seed' in Tolkien's language of the Elves.
I can see seeds of beauty such as this, growing in the trees in Lothlorien. As such, I tried to construct the 'seed' as I would imagine it, cradled in its pod. Other smaller, but no less beautiful, seedlings, vines and leaves link this magical pod to the mother tree. There it stays for now, awaiting its time to burst out of its cradle to create new life on the grounds of Lothlorien ...
The Ocean Jasper or Orbicular Jasper can only be found on the Northwest Coast of Madagascar, and only mined during low tide. It is, in my opinion, one of the most beautiful stones in the mineral kingdom, where its beauty is truly nature's work of art. This stone, also known as the Atlantis Stone, is said to bring strength and renewal in one's life, alleviates stress and anxiety, and finally ushering in joy, positivity and light.
I am once again able to work my unconventional way of stone setting into this piece, and am totally delighted with the result. Other material used in this piece : copper sheeting, copper and brass wires, brass chains, paper, paint, patina, resin, clay, copper and brass tone findings, and a variety of jasper, quartz, glass and mother of pearl beads.
* this piece wears 18 inches round the neck (if you need it longer, please message me after purchase)
* the pendant is 3 inches from the bail to end.
* the focal stone has been lifted slightly to create more height
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'Petri's Playground' , mixed media,
24" diameter. shown on black background.
featured @ the Hunterdon Museum of Art, during 'The House that Sprawl Built' June22-Sept7
available through Praxis international Art
More of the at home, sick, rock series... a slice of Ocean Jasper I bought a few years ago. Unpolished
Aren't these the best coloured orbs ever?
The piece is ocean jasper wirewrapped in sterling silver.
This pendant and others are available in my etsy store. Check out my profile for details.
One of a kind handcrafted fine silver, ocean jasper and sterling silver necklace. All the silver you see in the photo was crafted by me. Accented with borosilicate glass beads in soft shades of red, orange, teal, green and blue. Oxidized and polished; signed on the reverse side and stamped .999FS.
“Born in the realms far beyond the reaches of man, Aphelle was manifested when the Sorceress and the Alchemist, the Seeress and the Astrologer came together in communion. The fate of mankind as foretold by the Seeress and seen in the night skies by the Astrologer was to be kept in an amulet, fabricated by the Alchemist. This amulet not only exudes beauty, it is also the key to this ancient secret. And the Sorceress … she was assigned to be Keeper of Aphelle, until the time comes when the fate of mankind would be determined by the unlocking of Aphelle … “
Essentially a mixed media piece, the focal bead on this necklace is made from polymer clay, painted and resined. The teardrop bead was then mounted on top of a matt silver filigree and a swirl made from .925 silver plated wire, formed and hammered by hand. Brown shell pearls completed this unusual pendant.
The cord is a combination of metal chains, organza, silver coated wires, metal findings, leaf charms, ocean jasper beads and faceted glass beads.
Bracelet with central in polymer clay, handmade by me, with ocean jasper round beads and fluorite beads, on sterling silver headpins. Two rose quartz round beads complete this lovely bracelet.
This teardrop cabochon is stunning and I felt it needed nothing adding to it except a simple bezel setting...
I just could not get any decent photos of this necklace. This pocket shimmers like diamonds and the colors on the stone are prettier than the pic.
Squished cane slices in bright olive and gold on a mahogany background. I enhanced the pendant with red and gold Tiger Eye gems
This was my entry in the 2008 Bead Dreams Competition.
The focal stone is an ocean jasper, with Botswana Agate, various stone and shells and lots of seed beads surrounding it.
Bead embroidery, backed with recycled leather.
Blue ocean jasper pendant with oxidized sterling silver. Three turquoise beads hang on to the extension chain.
Rough scalloped edges which I love. Wasn´t pleased with the Romanesque pendant and it´s smooth round edge. Came up with this and think I´ll adapt it as my signature.
Starting to get a grip of what I´m doing with the torch.
I really enjoyed putting this bracelet together, I have a few more ready to fabricate already! I bezel set 5 cabochons, including a fossilized star fish (sea biscuit). The cabs have all been set in fine silver and soldered to a backing of sterling . To finish the bracelet, I added a textured silver ring and a handmade sterling flower, with a 1/2 drilled pearl center.
Well, I finally broke down and bought a small slab of ocean jasper at the show put on by the Roseville Rock Rollers. I worked some cabs from it this past weekend, and I'm quite happy with it. The material is nicely agatized, hard and doesn't have a lot of pitting. The orbs are nice, and the color-scheme is one of my favorite for this material.