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Memento Mori: Necklace with Handmade Chain
photo by Margot Geist

Memento Mori: Necklace with Handmade Chain
2005

necklace, 6" x 3.5" x .25" (13" long with chain)
sterling, fine silver, gold, eyeglass frame and lens, 1887 print of boy, shell buttons, found objects, mica, metal foil

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Red Lady
photo by Margot Geist

Red Lady: Necklace with Handmade Chain 
1997

necklace, 5.5" x 2.5" x .25" (13" long with chain)
sterling, fine silver, eyeglass frame, thrift store portrait with glass cover, Aunt Verna's brooch, shell buttons, beach glass, pearls, carnelian, shell bird, stone, glass bead

 
 
Sea Horse/New Orleans Love Letter: Necklace with Handmade Chain 
photo by Margot Geist

Sea Horse/New Orleans Love Letter: Necklace with Handmade Chain 
2005

necklace, 6.5" x 4.5" x .5"  (18" long with chain) 
sterling, fine silver, brass, gold, eyeglass frame and lens, goat fur, shell buttons, rultialed quartz, glass cabochon, shells, mica, candy wrapper, found objects

 
 
Carolyn Rae Smith Diener's Travels: Personal and Geographic: Necklace with Handmade Chain
photo by Margot Geist

Carolyn Rae Smith Diener's Travels: Personal and Geographic: Necklace with Handmade Chain
2005

necklace, 8.5" x 4.5" x .25"  (16" long with chain) 
sterling, fine silver, eyeglass, lens, photo, carved bone, found objects, turquoise, moonstone, citrine, pearl, garnet, hematite, gold lip shell, road atlas, fabric, candy wrapper, mica, amber, shell button, stone

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Piece being created step-by-step in the book, Ode To Someone's Ancestor, is similar to this piece.

 

Mixed-Media Collage Jewelry: New Directions in Memory Jewelry
Mixed-Media Collage Jewelry: New Directions in Memory Jewelry
Janette Schuster
Lark Books, New York
available August 2008