Friday, April 16, 2010
Morrisonite Jasper is known as the King of Jaspers. It's a rare stone that is known world-wide for its deep rich colors and unique patterns. I think you can see why.
Until I started working with cabochons, I never appreciated how special they are. Some unique stones can only be found in incredibly small areas - for example, in just a single riverbank. Morrisonite comes from a mine on one side of the Owyhee River canyon in southeastern Oregon near the Idaho border . It's no longer mined .
Therefore, as with Morrisonite, the supply of many beautiful materials is limited. Once gone, they're gone forever.
This particular cabochon of Morrisonite - in shades of cream, ochres and teal blues - inspired me to create an assymetrical pendant specifically designed to hang at the base of the neck.More photos of this pendant can be found here.
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The pattern in the cab is so graphic, that I wanted to make a sleek modern setting to help set it off.
The chains are designed to balance the setting in a particular way, so that it sits assymetrically.
This one is simple yet absolutely gorgeous. Great job :)
Nicole/Beadwright