Due to the special nature of these jewels, they are only available for purchase one per person. 

IMPORTANT: This listing is for a One of a Kind jewel that cannot be replaced. We recommend Express Shipping with signature required upon delivery to make sure it arrives safely into your hands. 

This necklace is Ready To Ship and will leave the studio in 3 - 5 business days. 

Please note : This necklace will be created with an 18" bar link chain. If you desire a different chain length you must reach out to us immediately after placing your order. 

Inspired by our Pythia series, a stunning Bloodshot Iolite emerald cut gemstone is set into a frame hand composed of life cast bat bones. The convergence of Iolite with Sunstone creates a stunning "crystal glitter" called aventurescence that to me, resembles the night sky when viewed away from artificial light ~ when an abundance of stars can be seen. When viewed in these circumstances, they appear to be layered over each other, akin to the aventurescence within this gemstone. As an adult, I can only think of one time I witnessed this, on a beach in Hawaii with my husband, when I was invited along while he painted a mural there. As the sun set and the stars started appearing, endlessly so, I was astonished and felt a kind of grief at how much is muted here in the city. How much we lose with modern life. 

Here, married to a frame made of bats, I also think of the infamous bat bridge in Austin, when swarms of bats fly out from their roost, also a modern intervention into a natural landscape, and how they appeared to overlap each other in much the same way as the stars did that one night on the beach. As Above, So Below ~ encapsulated in a necklace of the earth. 

*Details* :

- 35 mm from top to bottom

- 16 mm at its widest

- Solid Sterling Silver  

- Both pendant and chain are hand oxidized to achieve our favorite shade of stormy gray and then highlighted to reveal the bright silver beneath

- Set with 12 x 20 mm Bloodshot Iolite

These jewels are hand cut and therefore may have small signs of the carver's hands along the edges. This has not been fabricated by a machine, it has been made by hand and therefore isn't uniformly perfect. The photographs accurately portray the quality of the stone. 

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