Sea Beach Glass Gems Green Mosaic Inlay Sterling Silver Pendant JILLIAN VO ~ USA

This mosaic pendant is part of an original new series I’ve just completed, and am excited to share. They were very labor intensive being a mix of mosaic and inlay, but look stunning, so I think it was worth the time. This sterling silver pendant features five green sea gems I collected from Midland Beach on Staten Island. Four are forest green, and the last has a beautiful teal tone running through it. Most green beach glass is formed from late 1800s to early 1900s beer bottles that found their way into our waterways, then into the ocean where they broke apart, and tumbled around for 60+ years before washing up on beaches.  The random shapes of sea glass have been created by nature, and I do not alter them in any way, so finding five with the perfect fit for a mosaic is like an inlay jigsaw puzzle. If you look closely, you will see granulation between the gems, that carries through to the outer frame. I’ve finished with a combination antique patina, and a high polish on the granulation