"Mountain Girl"- hand forged sterling silver and copper pendant with a bezel set jasper cabochon on a
three strand necklace of serpentine jasper, tiger's eye, freshwater pearl and sterling silver.
This is a piece that I just completed for an old classmate of ours who we recently became reacquainted with. Another one of those reunions brought on by Facebook in this age of technology. It is fun and sometimes surprising to see where people end up and to find out what they have been up to. It has been a pleasure to reconnect with MB (as we called her in high school) after all these years. She grew up to be a wife, a mother of two cute and spunky boys and a very talented photographer who specializes in the most beautiful and poignant family photography Her kind heart and her insightfullness really shines through in her work. It is truly breathtaking.
It just so happens that MB was in town this summer so we arranged a little artist exchange....a photo session for some jewelry. I was blown away by the shoot she did of our family. She captured the individual personalities of my kids in a way I have never seen before.
I wanted to make a piece that was as personalized as possible. MB now lives in Colorado and just loves the mountains and everything about the area. The three mountains represent her guys- her husband and her two boys. I also wanted something big, chunky and over the top because like most moms, MB would never think to buy something like that for herself even though she absolutely deserves it.
If you would like to see something guaranteed to put a smile on your face visit her site, Mary Elizabeth Graff Photography . Make sure you check out her awesome blog while you are there.
