Mother and Child Moose Pendant

There is nothing sweeter than a mother's love. I wanted to recreate the bond that a mother moose has with her child in this pendant so that you could feel it when you looked upon it. Both the mother and baby are carved to nestle together like a perfectly fitting puzzle piece. Made from multiple layers of recycled sterling silver, each of them was hand carved to show off their iconic long legs, tall shoulders, round rumps, and the sweetest of tiny tails. The way that they are looking at each other says so much. I created a tiny swamp land area for them to live in with the most adorable cat tails, grasses, tiny stones, and twisty leaves surrounding them. Behind them is a flat land filled with tufts of grass for them to nibble on. Above them are fluffy 3 dimensional clouds with etched winds swirling around. The background was given a texture to show the winds blowing over the grasslands. High in the sky above the two is a natural amber stone to represent the sunshine. The amber is the pre