Tidal Necklace No. 3 Encrusted

This one-of-a-kind, reversible statement necklace created by Kate Mess is as stunning with jeans and a t-shirt or sweater as it is with more formal dress. Featuring the polarities of light and dark, one side of this necklace brings to mind the raw power of new-formed land. An intriguing pattern reminiscent of a matrix of cooling rock complements a glittering, encrusted edge-- a cache of gold nuggets washed upon a black sand beach. The reverse invites you to settle into the cooling stillness of milky sheet ice lodged upon a winter shore.   The process of making this piece involves fusing colored glass to copper in a hot kiln or with a torch. The result is a vitreous enamel, a material of near-permanence and durability. The handmade chain of bent and hammered silver is just as important as the beautiful pendant itself. - Measures- Reversible- Vitreous enamel, copper, oxidized Argentium silver Kate Mess is an award-winning contemporary jeweler, artist, and designer. She muses with enamel