This commissioned piece caused a lot of hemming and hawing and head scratching on Larkin's part. The customer had two gorgeous stones they wanted incorporated into a single wrap. The smaller stone is a rough opal with a lovely flash. The larger stone is rutilated amethyst, cut in an irregular shape with straight edges. Larkin's usual flowy, swoopy style had to be adjusted to do these stones justice! Larkin kept the back very simple because the amethyst is so transparent it would be easy to overwhelm the striking rutile needles.
