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.  

This strand was inspired by a real dream I had of a siren/mermaid who went into a watery labyrinth. Her tail was the exact color of these beads and I watched from the entrance of the labyrinth as she dove into its waters. I suppose there’s lots of layers of meaning one could divine from my dream- the idea of being something other than human { the dream of escaping our limitations} , the choice to return to the primordial sea, the choice to enter into the labyrinth and face one’s monster- but I also really like the idea of wearing a dream- the physicality of something that came to me in my sleep and that I can now share with you. I also like thinking that moonstone is the dream of the earth- the magic of the earth made real. This black moonstone is so special, every single bead seems to contain a whole cosmos: - a string of scales, a string of dreams.

This strand measures approximately 22 inches long from end to end. At its closure is our is our largest protective Eye clasp, cast in sterling silver, oxidized to our favorite gloomy grey and finished to highlight the shining silver beneath.  

This clasp is tactile in nature making it easily held between the tips of your fingers and rubbed for comfort in times of grief, anxiety, dissociation, as well as during moments of joy and wonder.  

Please keep in mind that these beads are ‘earth made’ and then each one is hand cut and hand formed. You will see the earth’s inclusions inside and outside each sphere. Nothing is imperfect to me. I see evidence of a jeweler’s or a stone cutter’s hand and I think of Rodin, and how his sculptures included the evidence of his hands - from a hundred plus years ago - and how that connects me and my team, to this lineage of hand-making, in a time when machinated ‘perfect’ work is becoming more and more normalized. I am trying to resist this idea of ‘perfection’, and I implore the same of you. These are all hand made, and earth made beautiful objects, so inherently, by today’s standards, they are ‘imperfect’ - because humans had their hands, and more importantly, their hearts on them.

The photographs accurately portray the quality of the stones and the cuts. 

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