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Pebbles

Necklaces and earrings made with wave-smoothed pebbles


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Each pebble in this work is a tiny part of New Zealand. I found them
on a beach on the south coast of the South Island. They are washed
up there after a journey lasting millennia, starting off as rocks
broken from the mountains by the forces of erosion, washed by
streams and rivers down to the sea, where they are pounded, swirled
and tumbled by the waves and finally they end up as smooth round
pebbles on this particular beach.

I have drilled holes in the stones, but have not altered the shape,
nor polished them. I find these pebbles beautiful and I hope by
using them in my jewellery to draw other people's attention to them
so that they can enjoy them too.

A silver crochet tube completes the necklace.

Earrings consist of one pebble each on a silver hoop.

Dimensions:
Necklace: 18in

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Prices:
Necklace $NZ600, earrings $NZ100 per pair.


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