I'm thrilled to introduce my new ANTIQUITY series

Each one of the silver greyhound images is individually molded, carved, sanded, fired, re-sanded, buffed, tumbled, oxidized and finally hand polished from .999 pure silver before being mounted on semi precious stones.

To compliment the natural, organic look and shape of the stones, I  carefully tore the edges and oxidized each piece to create a unique one of a kind,  ancient almost hieroglyphic effect...I LOVE the way these turned out!

The Pendant : For this necklace I used a negative mold of our popular STARGREY pendant based on the original art work of Kathy Hoynes and carefully mounted it  to a beautifully mottled green/brown, sterling wrapped , turquoise stone.  This large stunning focal pendant measures 60MM (2") from the top of the sterling wire bail. and is 35MM (1.5") wide

The Necklace: I strung two strands consisting of natural shaped AAA quality hubei turquoise beads, blue/green/brown mottled ceramic beads, faceted bronzy brown Czech glass spacers, and the coolest reconstituted turquoise cross beads.The shorter strand is 15" and the longer is 17". This necklace sits beautifully on the neck and compliments almost any neck line

The Closure: An easy to close silver rhodium plated (non tarnish) magnet fold-over clasp

 

WHAT IS THE GREYHOUND STARFISH CONNECTION?

Those familiar with greyhound adoption may also be aware of the starfish poem and how it relates to the mindset of those who adopt these elegant, gorgeous, deserving, hounds.
My inspiration for these jewelry pieces stems from my personal identification with the poem.

The Starfish Poem

As I walked along the seashore
This young boy greeted me.
He was tossing stranded starfish
Back to the deep blue sea.
I said, "Tell me why you bother,
Why you waste your time this way.
There's a million stranded starfish
Does it matter, anyway?"

And he said, "It matters to this one.
It deserves a chance to grow.
It matters to this one.
I can't save them all I know.
But it matters to this one,
I'll return it to the sea.
It matters to this one,
And it matters to me."

-- Anonymous 

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