Necklace: A Tiny Patch of Blue

This piece is, perhaps, the closest to my heart.  It goes under the name of A Tiny Patch of Blue and was inspired by something my mother once told me.  I was home from school on the long summer holidays, the skies were leaden grey and I was miserable.  My mother took me to the window and pointed out a couple of patches of blue sky, telling me that if there was enough blue in the sky to make a sailor a pair of trousers then I could be sure the sun would soon shine.  What I didn't ask her was the size of the said sailor - if we were talking toy sailors, well making a pair of trousers was easy.  A real life sailor would be more difficult.

As with all my pieces, the findings and non-glass beads are sterling silver.  The beads themselves are hand made by artisan lampworker Rob Johnson. This is a Princess style necklace measuring about 18" in length.

Supplied in a sturdy, shocking pink gift box!

Necklace: Silver Linings

As I was making this haematite and Bali silver necklace the sky through my studio window blackened.  The clouds that rolled in from the sea were bruised and swollen looking.  Then a sudden shaft of sunlight highlighted them with what looked like pure molten silver and, just for a second, there was truth in the old homily that 'every cloud has a silver lining.'   A necklace to brighten up even the darkest days (and nights).  It is 19" long and each of the three silver focal balls are 10mm in diameter.

Supplied in a shockingly pink but nevertheless very sturdy gift box!