N°07 The Wild Kind of Love Mother's Day Set xmas25special Black does the heavy lifting—onyx

Black does the heavy lifting—onyx and lava anchoring everything so the colour stays sharp

I only recently started to mix the two devine stones and in this necklace I used a sizeable Moonstone cluster from Sri Lanka

lighter pair on long French ear wires

you know that just because the light fades

And there is also a minimalist pair of faceted Amethyst earrings in the set

N°07 The Wild Kind of Love Mother's Day Set xmas25special Black does the heavy lifting—onyxFor the first decade of making jewellery, I have never used religious symbols, but I have to admit I have been completely drawn to these Ethiopian crosses admittedly initially from an aesthetic point of point of view. And while this might be not a logical connection for many of you for me the cross has strong visual links to coral reef basket stars (I can't take the Marine Biologist out of my brain but neither do I want to; see image below). Besides