Autumn is in the air! And on the ground…

The realistically rough and knobbly silver tree trunk contrasts beautifully with each unique, handmade oak leaf and the smooth, polished silver that completes the frame.

But this pendant has a dark side! While the front features the familiar oaks that comprise most of the forest around our southern Oregon home, the back features our least favorite lurker in the forest’s understory: poison oak! The two oaks are only related in name, but they are fitting representatives of the beauty and danger in nature.

The striking black and red cabochon was found by our family in Humboldt County, California. We suspect it is mostly comprised of red jasper in an unknown black conglomerate. The stone is slightly porous so the surface does not have a perfect, mirror polish— small imperfections can be seen when light reflects off the stone at certain angles.

Measures 4.3 cm long and and 3.0 cm at its widest point. All silver is 0.925 sterling.