Handmade sterling silver necklace featuring a beautiful piece of seaglass, collected from the Waterford coastline and handcrafted in my workshop in Slieverue.
Seaglass takes many years to form, first shattering from bottles and discarded windows, and then eroding in the waves, smaller and smaller, rounder and rounder. Some pieces could date back 200 years to when glass first started commonly being used in Ireland and being lost or discarded at sea, eroded by the turbulent Irish coastline.
Every element is lovingly handcut, shaped, hammered, filed and soldered. The smooth reflective silver, a contrast to the frosty organically formed sea glass. A protective home for the quiet beauty of the Waterford coastline.
Behind the seaglass drifts a beautiful whale shark. Cut from the silver backplate, the whale shark swims half obscured by the frosty seaglass but swimming in the depths of the cold Irish sea.
Because each piece is made using real seaglass, the exact shape and size can never be fully controlled, and natural variations are to be expected and celebrated. You can choose your preferred colour, but every necklace will always be completely unique.
Started by the sea, finished in my workshop, worn by you.
Note:
These are made to order pieces and have a 3 week lead time.
18 inch chain - standard necklace chain length
Silver circles are approximately 1.7-2cm in diameter
Sea glass pieces are in their natural size as found in nature. These pieces can vary from roughly 1cm across and 2cm in height to 2cm across and 2.5 in height although this is a very rough guideline due to their organic shapes.
