Friday, September 11, 2009

Ancient Fresco Necklace

A fresco is a very special type of wall mural. The paint has a glow that seems to radiate from inside the wall. This is achieved by painting directly on wet plaster. When dry, the paint and the plaster permanently fuse together.
As I am creating jewelry, I find myself aiming for the same effect. Only instead of paint, I mix metals and stones. Two different mediums permanently and beautifully fused together as if they have always been

1 comments:

Hannah said...

Oooh! pretty! I would never have spared a necklace like that a second glance had it been bunched in with other jewelry, but alone...it's beautiful!