Monday, February 8, 2010

Sterling Silver Ginkgo Leaf Pendant

So I was walking through the parking lot of the Kernersville public library when I looked down and saw the most perfect ginkgo leaf. I picked it up, along with several others nearby, and flattened them in between the pages of an Eddie Bauer catalogue I had laying in the floorboard of my car. I woke up at 5:00am the next day with this image in my mindThis one is really beautiful, I made it with sterling silver sheet for the leaf part and hammered fine silver (for shine) for the stem. I created a vine like sterling silver wire bail to attach it to a chain. It would look nice on a sterling silver chain or a brass chain, it is very versatile. It has been set with a beautiful blue turquoise stone at the point where the stem meets the leaf. The pendant measures just under 2.5" long and just over 1.25" wide. It is a very graceful pendant, and has lots of movement. It will certainly be a great piece to wear for everyday!

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Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Metalsmith concentrating on modernist and naturalist themes. Work is available for purchase at www.metalology.etsy.com