Thursday, January 16, 2014

From the Vault: Sweet Honey...

This is a piece that I made years ago for a spread on bee-themed jewelry.  Unfortunately, it didn't make the final cut.  The magazine said that they had previously accepted a piece with the same clasp and they wanted to show more of a variety of bee-themed components.  The focal piece of this necklace is a bronze bee clasp from my family at Green Girl Studios.  It is paired with a multi-strand of honey-colored, hessonite garnets and whiskey quartz.  I arranged the rectangular beads in an umbra pattern, dipping from light to dark and back again.  To give the chain that connects the bee "hook" some visual weight, I added a Swarovski pearl dangle in light gold.

The thing that I love about this piece is that it can be worn with the clasp in the front, off to the side, or in the back.  It has a lot of versatility and can be either elegantly dressy or casual depending on one's mood or the dress code.

3 comments:

Jean Katherine Baldridge said...

This is so beautiful, Andrew! jean

Sarajo Wentling said...

OMG. I'm in LOVE with this one. Just gorgeous!

Karin Slaton said...

Loving your From the Vault series. The hessonite/quartz combination is just perfect, and the ombre effect is pure joy. Love this one!