Tuquoise Sunrise, carved pendant with sunstone

Sunstone center warms the cool blue skies as the sun rises

Chunky pendant made from Kingman turquoise. Relief carved in a radial pattern to mimic the sun, deep grooves wrap around the edges to the back side.  At the center is an artisan faceted Oregon Sunstone with copper schiller, cut by Craig Olivera (IG @flipflopminer).  Set with silver hardware, all handmade for a tight fit without the use of adhesives.

Used my past knowledge of plug making to do a one off type design in a similar fashion to past projects

One of a kind, original, wearable sculpture by Mark Thone

Size: 34.5 x 34.5 x 16 mm

Weight: 141 carats

Comes with the sterling silver 2 mm wheat chain as shown in the pictures, 24 inch length

Created during lockdown as part of the Covid collection. Used the abundance of time to build a cohesive collection of mini sculptures.