The amethyst has been carved into the shape of a shell, and has a lilac hue. The stone has a little cap of gold at the top connecting it to a bail, both in 18ct yellow gold. The shell dangles on a thin single strand steel cable. Necklace is secured with and S hoook clasp.
Australian Master artist-jeweller and author, Dorothy Erickson, hails from Western Australia and has been exhibiting her jewellery internationally since 1979.
Erickson draws inspiration for her many collections on different aspects of geometry, the wild and domesticated landscapes of Western Australia and in later collections the paintings of Gustav Klimt. Some of her later collections are also based off the wildflower paintings of her mother Rica Erickson. You can see these influences come through in her use of form, texture, colour and material.
Materials: 18ct yellow gold, amethyst, steel
Length of cable neckring: 40cm
Width of pendant face: 21mm x 11mm x 10mm
