As our own bodies are made of stardust, like us, stars too are born of water, ushering power and light into being. With this dual-strand cuff bracelet built around an extraordinary stone, Wings honors stars and sky and deepest space, and the waters of life that move between them, from the most distant nebula to the newest drops of rain. The twinned bands are formed of sterling silver half-round wire, solid and substantial, each traced down its full surface length in a repeating starburst pattern that navigates its convex arc perfectly. Along each of the four impossibly narrow edges, he has stamped crescents, like sliver moons, from end to end; the top of each end is overstamped in a more traditional starburst pattern that evokes the image of the Sacred Directions. Both strands of the band are soldered seamlessly together at either end, then spread gently apart at the center to hold the focal. It’s formed of a single giant oval of natural Fox turquoise from Nevada, a star-spangled, eye-dazzling blend of blues that look like nebulae, like a galaxy of stars being newly born: perfect robin’s-egg turquoise blue stippled with white throughout and veined with fine, delicate inky webbing in midnight blue and gold. It’s set into a bezel made entirely by hand, each parallel section saw-cut and filed individually, to hold the lightly domed cabochon securely and elegantly. Band is 6″ long; each strand is 1/4″ wide; cabochon is 1-3/16″ high by 13/16″ across at the widest point [dimensions approximate]. Other views shown below.
Sterling silver; natural Fox turquoise
$1,300 + shipping, handling, and insurance
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