Larkin cut the stone in this pendant from jasper found by our family in Humboldt County, California. The stone has moss-like deep red coloration at the top that slowly transitions to orange-yellow highlights at the bottom.
Between, Larkin swooped a flurry of hand-cut and shaped copper oak leaves, modeled after actual leaves from the white and black oaks in the forest around our home in southern Oregon. The wrap is topped with a custom matching bail, and backed with a windy free-form wire design.
The details on the leaves is pretty extraordinary! Larkin cut them out individually with a jeweler's saw, and they are varied sizes, each with a distinct silhouette. Then they are each veined and shaped into their final form!
