Idle Talons

Applegate Jade Witch Marquise

musings, process, productLarkin HamiltonComment

This is the last cab Larkin was able to create from the slabs they originally cut from this stone.

it's my very favorite of our family’s applegate jade/bowenite finds to date and I'm so glad there's plenty more of the stone left to cut!

This stone is not as "gemmy" as the more highly valued varieties, but its impurities and inclusions give it so much character!

Larkin started with a wire wrap, then added some shelf mushrooms (check out the zoomed in picture! They have all the realistic layers and texture!) and ivy.

The back is relatively simple with a crescent moon and mushrooms, but truly completes the magical forest feel of the piece.