Gorgeous blue Tahitian semi-baroque pearl from Raiatea held by fern fronds and fiddleheads in 14K gold.
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fern + pearl pendant
Friday, August 26th, 2022hand-carved gold clasp + baroque tahitians
Monday, February 24th, 2020
giant tentacled baroque pearl solitaire
Thursday, February 20th, 2020
This amazing blue-ivory giant baroque Tahitian pearl deserved something pretty spectacular. I sat on it for about a year before finally designing & carving this twisting tentacled craziness for it.
I believe it worked out quite well! 18K and Tahitian pearl. This was a one-of-a-kind piece, now residing happily in the UK!
(more…)intense green pearl solitaire
Tuesday, February 18th, 2020
Gorgeous intense perfect green Tahitian pearl! Set in my favorite pearl mounting in platinum.
(more…)seahorse + cortez mabe ring
Monday, February 4th, 2019
This ring was such a joy to carve! This ring began as a design doodle that I never got around to really bringing to reality. Then I had thee perfect opportunity when a client brought me this gorgeous mabe pearl from the Sea of Cortez, and a juicy ruby to boot. And, she said, she would like to design something with seahorses! It was a perfect set-up for this ring and I think it turned out magnificently.
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(more…)swirled, crepe-y carved pearl drop pendant
Saturday, February 2nd, 2019
This pendant was inspired in part by Fujikasa Satoko’s sculpture. She makes these blindingly gorgeous flowing sculptures reminiscent of billowing silk, crepe-y poppy leaves, Loie Fuller’s dress dance..
The pearl is super smooth Tahitian with a cool greenish-pistachio color and lots of rainbow-y overtones. More images after the click:
(more…)silver-blue akoyas
Saturday, January 26th, 2019
I pretty much flipped out when I first spotted these gorgeous baroque silvery-blue akoyas at the gem show. I’ve only ever seen akoyas that were perfectly round, very prim, very Mikimoto-style. These are not those.
I have a particular fondness for blue-tinged pearls in particular too. I knotted these on silk into a 32″ strand with 22K carved snake S-clasp. I like the contrast of these icy akoyas with the super warm 22K.
This one is available for sale, by the way 🙂 More pics after the click:
(more…)new sea-tendril pearl solitaire
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2019
I re-created my Sea Tendril Pearl Solitaire design after my old mold broke down. I’ve had this design on hiatus from my shop for quite a long time, but I’m excited to bring it back and begin making these rings again. This one is set with a really lovely Tahitian black pearl that has great green and magenta overtones, and a light button-y shape.
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(more…)18K white rococo pearl solitaire
Friday, January 11th, 2019
Rococo Leaves Pearl Mounting in 18K white gold with a honkin awesome South Sea beauty! Two little diamonds are set in the shoulders as well
I love love love this pearl mounting and might need to make one for ME to wear. That means I have to make the decisions I force my clients to make: WHICH pearl?! A peacocky black Tahitian? I do have a fondness for those pistachio silvery green ones too.. What about going craaazy and using something pink? A giant peachy pink metallic awesomeness set in 18K yellow. YUM! But then that 18K white gold is so lovely with its antique ivory color.. I wonder how a gold pearl, set in white gold, with two tiny yellow diamonds in the shoulder would look? This is probably why I don’t wear a lot of jewelry—too many options make for too tough of a decision.
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giant pink pearls + snake clasp
Tuesday, October 9th, 2018
Hello, Delicious!
Amazing giant Chinese freshwater pearls in myriad shades of ivory and pink. Knotted on silk with a gold carved snake S-hook.
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