We’ve been calling this stone “half-cooked” applegate jade— it’s a beautiful green base with orange-yellow speckles, and is translucent at the thin edges of the cabochon.
Larkin has been frustrated with how messy the back of a tree of life usually is since each branch needs to be individually tied off on the back of the piece. For this piece, Larkin soldered each of the 72 wire ends of the copper tree to the inside of the frame, allowing a more decorative back than usual. This took a Very Long Time and may or may not ever happen again.
The twisted rope and tire swing are constructed from argentium silver— and the swing actually swings from the branch!
