Dark and Pretty

African purple jasper and oxidized sterling silver.

I dreamt up this piece before I even got my torch. I'd been listening non-stop to Neko Case's  Middle Cyclone (and still am. If you haven't yet, do check it out). I wanted to create something with the same haunting feel. Old, abandoned, dark. But somehow soft and pretty at the same time.

So that's where this design concept came from. It evolved a bit in the translation from my original drawings but I'm really pleased with what emerged.