I was so inspired by the natural beauty of this stone, I wanted to keep the design simple.
This week I want to feature a pendant I made with a gorgeous slab of raw labradorite.
The front side of this stone has been polished to have a smooth, uniform appearance but the back of the stone is raw, meaning that it is unpolished or treated. I prefer to work with stones that are untreated and have enough natural beauty on their own.
Before I made this pendant, my style had often incorporated wire work on the face of the stone (the front part). I enjoyed the freedom of being to weave my wire all over the stone, but realized that some of the stone’s beauty was being obscured.
A close up of the techniques that I used to embellish the stone.
To keep it simple, I chose two techniques and used them to form a cage around the stone. Enough to hold it in place, but simple enough to feature the stone without obscuring it.
On the left side of the stone, I used a wide weave technique which looks similar to a cage around the edge of the stone. I used the same weave on the right side, but I made it very thin to create a clean line of the edge of the piece.
A close up of the detail work lining the edge of the pendant.
I used a double coil technique behind the thin weave in order to create some contrast.
Voila! This is one of my favorite pieces I’ve made. Its listed online on my etsy store.
Artist- Sarah Orlik
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