Handmade dendritic limestone square pendant.

This pendant has been handcrafted using traditional silversmithing skills and tools. Sterling silver has been cut, textured and set with a beautiful square piece of dendritic limestone. A square has been cut out of the back of the pendant to allow the limestone to be viewed both front and back and it hangs from a sterling silver belcher chain. The handmade silver pendant has been oxidised and polished to allow the contrast in the metal to shine through.

The surfaces of limestones are often marked by deposits known as mineral dendrites. These are deposits of hydrous iron or manganese oxides formed when supersaturated solutions of iron or manganese penetrate the limestone and are caused by exposure to air at the surface. Dendrite comes from the Greek work “dendron” which means tree (due to the pattern these deposits form).

Materials: Sterling silver, fine silver, silver chain, dendritic limestone
Size: approximately 3cm square
Finish: oxidised/polished

Each piece of my handmade jewellery is traditionally made using basic silversmithing tools and skills at my East London studio and are mostly one of a kind creations. I use precious metals, gemstones and beach finds in my work and apply different textures and finishes to vary my work as much as possible. I love to use organic shapes and influences and most sea glass or sea pottery pieces are used without any additional cutting, sanding or tumbling. Gemstones are ethically sourced and I use every tiny bit of silver I purchase including any fragments, offcuts and silver dust.

All of my handmade jewellery pieces are presented in rustic, eco-friendly gift boxes and shipped in recycled packaging where possible.

All of the seaglass, sea pottery or beach finds used in my handmade jewellery are authentic and mostly found by me or my family during beach trips unless donated by fellow makers or beachcombers whom I trust. Seaglass and sea pottery are often random in shape, size, colour and pattern and no two pieces are exactly the same. These are man-made materials which have been shaped and beautified by mother nature and as such they may have natural imperfections.