Works
Turtle Ring
Hand-carved sterling silver with peridot
Butterfly Pendant
Rope gold, diamonds, and a freshwater pearl
A hand-twisted 18k gold rope butterfly pendant with three brilliant diamonds, a rock crystal body, and a baroque pearl drop
Materials
- 18k Yellow Gold
Hand-twisted rope wire, hand-bent wings; cable chain and cast bail
- Rock Crystal
Faceted oval body, set at the thorax
- Brilliant-Cut Diamonds
3 stones — 1 at body center, 2 at antennae tips; approx. 0.08ct each
- Freshwater Pearl
Baroque drop, cream, approx. 10mm, suspended from the base
Techniques
Wire TwistingHand FormingProng SettingPearl Drilling
Dimensions
- pendant Width42mm
- pendant Height38mm (excluding bail)
- chain Length45cm (adjustable)
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The wings are drawn in rope — a continuous length of hand-twisted 18k yellow gold wire bent into the silhouette of a butterfly in mid-flight. Two wings open upward and to the sides; a lower lobe curves inward beneath them. No sheet metal, no filling: the form exists only in the outline, which gives it an airiness that a solid piece could never achieve.
At the body, a faceted rock crystal oval catches and breaks light in every direction. Three brilliant-cut diamonds punctuate the composition: one anchoring the thorax, two crowning the antennae — the only points of geometry in an otherwise fluid form.
A baroque freshwater pearl hangs from the base of the body, its soft cream surface playing against the bright warmth of the gold. The piece suspends from a fine 18k cable chain through a cast bail stamped with the maker’s mark.
This piece exists once.
The Story
The rope technique here is the same one used for bracelets and chokers — wire twisted under controlled tension until the braid locks into its final pitch. Bending that rope into wing curves without losing the twist requires heat and patience in equal measure. The pearl was chosen last, from a small lot of baroque drops, for the way its asymmetry echoed the freehand quality of the wings.
