hollow milkweed seed pod necklace
hollow milkweed seed pod necklace
hollow milkweed seed pod necklace
hollow milkweed seed pod necklace
hollow milkweed seed pod necklace
hollow milkweed seed pod necklace
hollow milkweed seed pod necklace
hollow milkweed seed pod necklace

hollow milkweed seed pod necklace

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Let your loved one choose their ring size. You'll receive a beautiful cardstock card specifying the gifted piece, along with an adjustable ring sizer.

An exact casting of a tiny common milkweed seed pod, with minute detail of texture on its surface, and an interior golden hollow.

NATURAL HISTORY

Asclepias syriaca

Common milkweed is native to North America and an important species to pollinators. The genus name, Asclepias, commemorates Asklepios, the Greek god of medicine because many plants in the milkweed family have been used for medicinal purposes over time. Milkweed loves sun and does well in areas that have been previously disturbed. It is often seen along roadsides and fence rows as well as in prairies and pastures. Milkweed leaves are the primary food source of monarch caterpillars. Compounds present in milkweed plants, cardiac glycosides, make monarch larvae and adult butterflies toxic to birds and deter predation.

METAPHOR

Healing and protection. The sound of humming insects on a summer afternoon.
  • seed pod pendant is approximately .79 x .31 inches | 20 x 8 mm
  • 1.5 mm sterling silver cable chain with lobster clasp
  • available chain length: 32 inches | 81.3 centimeters

A note about plating: Thicket jewelry is intentionally crafted from solid fine metal for quality and longevity. The only place you will find plating is on interior hollows, like in this piece, that are protected from wear and will stand the test of time.

Details of the natural world to carry with you

About the Process

Each piece of Thicket jewelry begins with taking a mold of a found or foraged natural object. This mold is used in the process of lost wax casting to create a perfect replica, in solid fine metal, of the original natural object.

about the studio
A note from Rebecca

Why metaphor?

Jewelry is not only adornment - it is symbolism. Jewelry can be a talisman, a reminder, a covenant, a spell.

Humans have been ascribing meaning to the natural world for a very long time. In selecting natural objects to cast I think not only about the form and aesthetics but also the valences of meaning the object holds and I include these in the description of each Thicket piece. Each of these metaphors is a beginning, waiting for you to layer your own meanings and stories onto.

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