{"product_id":"descent-persephone-ring-black-mother-of-pearl-limited","title":"Ascent \/\/ Descent Ring. Black Mother of Pearl. *Limited*","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eUPDATE:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis item is currently sold out. If you would like to be notified if \/ when it is available again please reach out to us via info@bloodmilkjewels.com \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIMPORTANT:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e This jewel is limited based on the small quantity of stones we have in the studio and we do not know if they'll be available again in the future.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e We recommend Express Shipping with signature required upon delivery to make sure it arrives safely into your hands. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease note:\u003c\/strong\u003e You must either leave your ring size in the notes section while going through the check out process or reach out to us via email ~ info@bloodmilkjewels@.com ~ after placing your order to confirm your ring size. We cannot begin creating your ring until your ring size is confirmed. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresenting the Mother, Demeter, ( or the Mother Wound ) in this ring, is the Mother of Pearl egg shaped 'stone'. Mother of Pearl is the 'Mother\" or the skin of the shell that creates the cradle from which pearls are born, out of protection. Much like Demeter 'wounded' the world out of her grief for the loss of her daughter Persephone to the Underworld, a period of time which is marked by Autumn and Winter and which we observe as the colder Seasons here where I live in Philadelphia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe ring features a Black Mother of Pearl cabochon in a uniquely large, oval, egg shape cradled in life cast bones from a bat’s wings, legs and claws, the setting draws inspiration from the Art Nouveau period as well as the bone “cathedrals” of Europe. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDesigned to be highly tactile ( wear it on your pointer finger to rub the bones with your thumb like a worry stone ) as well as talismanic, this ring holds with it the story of Persephone, a Goddess who’s able to travel between worlds, a liminal goddess who belongs to the seasons, the marking of time, to the dead, as well as to the concept of grief and other inky emotions such as melancholy, feeling trapped, feeling out of time or place. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo be worn as a comfort or companion for liminal folks - those who move between worlds, between emotions, between people \u0026amp; places. For those who feel they don't belong anywhere...and yet somehow, also everywhere. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBats\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand their cast wing and leg bones have long been a component I’ve used in my visual library as a way of creating a personal visual language. As nocturnal creatures, I feel a kinship with their natural predilection for the night time hours, but I’m also interested in how they use sonar to ‘see’, how as a metaphor bats as liminal creatures also remind us to look closer with our other senses, a way of ‘seeing the unseen.’ It’s my hope and intention that pairing them with other chthonic imagery and myth further adds to the visual meaning I’m aiming for, creating a collage of personal ideas while also tethering these physical jeweled objects to the spirit of the bat ( and other natural objects in the case of other jewels in my collection ) and to the spirit of the myths I’m invoking.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*Details*:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- 23 mm wide\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- 9 mm off of the finger\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Solid sterling silver \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cspan\u003e H\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand oxidized to achieve our favorite shade of stormy gray and then highlighted to reveal the bright luminous silver beneath\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Set with one 20 mm x 30 mm Black Mother of Pearl cabochon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Last photo seen with the Ascent Ring in Mother of Pearl which can be found \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bloodmilkjewels.com%20%E2%80%BA%20products%20%E2%80%BA%20descent-persephone-ring-mother-of-pearl-limited\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePearls\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHave an ancient history of reverence as well as a long legacy of beauty. Pearls are formed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewhen an external irritant, like a grain of sand, breaches the shell of an oyster or shelled mollusk. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOnce this irritant has gained entrance within the dark fleshy confines of the oyster, it goes to work \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eprotecting itself. If this irritant can’t be expelled, it begins to ‘bandage’ the grain, coating it with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003econcentric rings of calcium carbonate, named ‘narce.’ Each layer that is built up forms the shape of t\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehe pearl, awash in a brilliant iridescence, a beauty born of a tiny trespass. Thusly, a pearl has at its \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecenter, the object of its creation, a foreign intruder.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI associate the pearl and its strange construction to so many things: the jellied caterpillar struggling \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewithin a chrysalis, its liquefied body form a new winged shape. An embedded star smoldering within \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe shell of our hearts. An ink dot, a pin prick, a moon in miniature. History, who has always loved \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand revered the pearl, writes that we once believed pearls were the result of lightning striking the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eshell and penetrating the inner skins of the oyster. A small beauty made in duress, a ‘stone’ of initiation. To \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epossess a pearl means to own something that is hidden, sacred.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLore has it that Cleopatra, to win a wager with Antony, dissolved a large, exquisite pearl in her \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edrinking glass. She swallowed it in one sip. I wonder about her dreams that night.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThis jewel is hand cut and therefore may have small signs of the carver's hands along the edges. It has not been fabricated by a machine rather it hand cut and therefore might not be uniformly perfect. The photographs accurately portray the quality of the stone and the cut. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ePlease note the black mother of pearls range in color but traditionally are dark in color with an iridescence that may include shades of pink, blue, green, and brown when turned in the light.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eBecause these stones are so limited, based on the small quantity we were able to source in person, we are unable to accept any color preferences and or requests. Please know that each stone has been and will be selected for you, based on its beauty and quality. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e***IMPORTANT***\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis jewel is handmade to order, just for you, with care and focus. Please allow approximately 6 - 8 weeks for creation before shipping.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVisit the Policy Page to make an educated and informed purchase \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bloodmilkjewels.com\/pages\/policy\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHERE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf you have further questions, we are always here to serve you in a kind and timely manner: via info@bloodmilkjewels.com\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blood Milk Jewels","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48450446000377,"sku":null,"price":500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/9287\/files\/bm_product_198_0078_ef.jpg?v=1779978333","url":"https:\/\/www.bloodmilkjewels.com\/products\/descent-persephone-ring-black-mother-of-pearl-limited","provider":"Blood Milk Jewels","version":"1.0","type":"link"}