A rich, earthy colored necklace of strung jasper, turquoise & copper with a Red Creek jasper tab & copper wire wrap tree focal. In the desert, ancient, tenacious mesquite trees grow large along the banks of ephemeral water courses. These wash mesquites are deeply anchored in the earth, with massive, twisted root systems to hold them secure. A wander through my desert home was the inspiration for this necklace...a gnarled, old tree of oxidized copper wire wrap clinging with twisting roots to the curving banks of desert washes. The earthy colors & patterns in the Red Creek jasper stone tab create a perfect background. The strung bead style necklace, with it's whimsical verdigris copper dragonfly (yes! dragonflies in the desert!) connector, includes an asymmetrical mix of Red Creek jasper rounds & single tear drop bead, rounds of mottled turquoise, star cut red mookaite beads & ornate Bali style copper beads. There's also a touch of gleaming silver (the memory of water) from six-sided, silver finish saucer beads.
This one of a kind necklace measures 21.5" (54.61 cm) in total length, including it's graceful, oxidized copper tear drop toggle clasp. The focal measures 2.25" (6.35 cm) in length, including it's curvy bail, and 1" (2.54 cm) in width.
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