Artisan Collage Necklace with Amita Butterfly Damascene Focal SRAJD

Artisan Jewelry : Necklaces : Signed : Damascene : Collage : Acrylic : Crystal : Metal : Amita

 

The Rose Sword is happy to offer new one of a kind creations by owner, Mary Deis. Each piece is created with loving care from our home to yours and is thoughtfully put together using color concepts from the Pantone Fall and spring colors that are the basis of most of the fashions that are on the runway and in the stores. This way, our jewelry is guaranteed to go with whatever you are wearing.

These collage pieces are a marriage of new and old materials. They are brought together by modern day cage work—a time intensive, artist hand’s on joining of new and old plastics, lucites, pressed or molded glass, metals—pressed and plain, antique and vintage crystals, vintage precious stones , bit and pieces of vintage art from other pieces and new and old findings. Of course, any of the finding that touch your precious skin are new, and lead free. The countries represented are Austria, Germany, Japan, Italy, and the United States. These pieces have dimension. . .the three dimensions of the flowers, crystals—hidden and not hidden—give life, shape and movement to the piece. I like the words re-purpose and re-create. Come on ladies—which of us has not had to recreate ourselves over the years to keep things interesting for ourselves? (I would say for others but who cares about them—we are not here to entertain and please others? Are we? I would say no. . .we are here to laugh and love and give what we can based on who we are and to just “BE.” Let others come and celebrate us! ) Anyway, when the light captures the details on these babies, are they ever alive. Each piece is different that even if you may see similar components, they will not be the same piece. . . you will have the one and only. And each piece had an artist’s signature to assure you of quality. These are handmade in the United States by one person and they come from our home to yours.

Woven on a gold plated cage, all of the components, except for the Lucite leaves on this piece are vintage. Gold Tone Metal Flowers with a stamen of a black French jet bead topped by a rhinestone head pin surmount two black crystal faceted beads caressed by gold tone frame. Gold tone leaves swirl the top of the piece while an AMITA damascene butterfly, harvested from a 1940’s bracelet from Japan that looked as if it had never been worn, plays among the leaves of the golden flower. To give balance, three vintage crystals act as prisms, capturing and reflecting light all around. The are aurora borealis crystals that have a yellow and pink tint to them, off setting the darker colors in the detailed piece.

The chain is new old stock and is pressed metal. In between are harvested brass barrels, designed with pressed flower designs and vintage Austria crystals. The focal on this piece measure 3” x 2” and the chain, from back of neck to chest measures 14 inches.

Item ID: 00506