YOJP Week 5 - Mid-Winter Memories

I have always loved long, solitary mid-winter walks, when the landscape is unadorned, still gently fading. While the colors are subtle and muted, there's an abundance of structure and texture on display - details that go unnoticed when everything is in bloom.

The inspiration for this week's Year of Jewelry Project came from a pre-snow walk in my Atlanta neighborhood last week. When I bent down to pick up a large piece of fallen bark, thinking it might come in handy for a photo shoot, I was surprised to discover some young green shoots - the first promise of spring.

 

Faceted, icicle-cut tourmaline gemstones nestle among keishi pearls, calling to mind those fresh green shoots in the winter soil. The focal combines a black drusy, tourmaline roundels, freshwater pearl and sterling pinecone charm (from Nina Designs), beneath a sterling connector by Saki Silver. After the last few icy-cold mornings, I'm hoping those glossy green blades are true harbingers of Spring!