garnet wild geese
I bought a batch of cut garnet beads in December and have been pulling them out and petting them once in a while. Finally it became clear what they wanted to be and last week I made them into this necklace.
I’ve always made this version of the Wild Geese necklace in a choker length, but I just kept going until all I had left was a little pinch of beads.
These pictures really don’t do it justice; it’s slinky and luxurious and I’m enjoying playing with it, swishing it across the table. It makes a sound like the beach, which goes well with the heat wave we’ve been having.
June 11th, 2008 at 1:02 pm
I can just see you playing with this. Fun…and lovely!
June 12th, 2008 at 8:22 am
Striking!! I can picture any number of celebrities on the red carpet wearing this! And great photos.
I dreamt last night that a wild goose attacked me, actually. Not sure why I’m mentioning that here….
June 12th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
That is gorgeous!!!
Do you ever think about the symbolism of various stones??
I looked on the internet, and in general the garnet, is named after the pomegranate seed and has been used to enlighten, to bring healing, to illuminate the dark for travellers….
I wonder what the garnet means to you…
The Wild Geese neclace itself is such a beautiful idea itself, then in garnet…
WOW!!!
June 13th, 2008 at 3:40 am
this is just lovely. So full of movement.
June 16th, 2008 at 10:30 am
When I see things like this that require such precision of handwork, I feel humbled. Never in 10 lifetimes could I do something like that. Wow.
July 8th, 2008 at 7:05 pm
gahhh…of late, whenever i visit your blog, i always, always scroll down to look at this necklace. mmmm…
August 21st, 2008 at 3:48 pm
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