This is one of my newer hand-sculpted pieces.  The main stone is a Smokey Quartz mined from Lagrange, GA.  The Pendant/broach is carved to look like a Pelican. It has 22K gold accents and I seal the silver so it can't change colors. This piece is a broach as well as a pendant so it has versatility.  It will come with a 22K gold snake chain that measures 16 inches in length.

The pendant/broach is hand sculpted by me.  I use a Precious Metal Clay blend that allows the pendant to have the strength of Sterling, but not the tarnishing.  I then hand-carve the designs in the metal and when happy with the design, fire it at high temperatures in a kiln.  This burns out the clay binders and leaves behind pure silver or gold.

 The 22K gold added into this design is created with Aura 22.  It is a 22K gold slip I paint on the piece and when it is fired in the kiln the gold molecularly bonds with the Silver to create a 22K plating that will never be able to come off. I then add a patina to the piece that will darken it, turn it a copper color in places, or may even turn the silver rainbow-ish. I will then seal the silver to keep it from ever turning another color.