Filigree flowers

Here is my latest piece of jewelry. Filigree flowers necklace and earrings.

Flowers are so beautiful, so delicate, their moment of glory a brief fragile moment in time. The Alchemist took the first pearly drops of dew at dawn and spun molten metal so fine it could be spiders silk, into beautiful delicate filigree flowers. “These flowers will never fade and never wither. They will stay beautiful forever” said The Alchemist.

Enjoy the jewelry

A.MUse

Steampunk Wabi-Sabi Necklace

Steampunk Wabi-Sabi Necklace

I thought you all might like to see one of my necklaces that encapsulated the aesthetic of Wabi-Sabi and also Steampunk. Two of my favorite things.

Wabi-Sabi is the ephemeral, the subtle and the evanescent that is invisible to vulgar eyes. The closer a thing comes to non-existence the more exquisite it becomes. This necklace evokes the bitter-sweet sadness of a past time, a well worn surface that still shows the shadow of great beauty and a memory that never once was.

The beads and pearls I used were part of a broken necklace that belonged to my Grandmother many years go, and the metal link are all handmade, beaten with a hammer to give them a beautiful textural surface. I really enjoyed making the necklace, it was a trip down memory lane, and I love the fact that such a delicate necklace took lots of hitting things with a hammer to make.

 http://www.etsy.com/listing/74218994/wabi-sabi-necklace