Week 7
This necklace was a contest entry in the No Holiday Blues Color Contest 2007. I was nervous about entering as I've never entered my work in anything before! But it took 3rd place, so I'm very happy!!
I chose the focal stone because of the great colors and then decided on a split complementary color scheme. The choice of triad was informed by the stone chosen for the pendant. With the purple and green of the pendant as a starting point, I then chose purple as the focal color and green and yellow as the split complements.
The pendant is all handcrafted from sterling sheet and wire and has been oxidized to showcase the depth. Sterling wire was used to wrap the lepidolite beads, with portions of the wire being hammered flat. 26 gauge sterling wire was used to thread yellow seed beads and wrap the green aventurine. Hand cut sterling jumprings finish off the necklace in a 2oin2 down to a 1in1 assembly. A handmade 's' clasp and tiny dangle complete the piece. LOS was applied to all of the units except the aventurine/seed bead links.
I don't normally use a lot of color so this was really stepping outside of lots of comfort zones for me!
Comments are welcome!
~Janice
Labels: atlantasite, aventurine, contest, lepidolite, necklace, pendant, sterling
