Esther's photos with the keyword: necklace

Ammonites (extinct marine mollusks) lived between 409 to 66 million years ago. The Saturday Self-Challenge: Old I took up jewelry making at the beginning of the pandemic. This pendant is set on a necklace made out of black agate and dendritic jasper. 20220507 103703

The Sunday Challenge: Blue and yellow. I am deeply moved by the suffering and courage of the Ukraine people in the face of the heartless, inhumane and criminal actions of a despot seeking only to increase his perceived importance without regard to the effects on his people, his country or the world. Slava Ukraine. The colors of this necklace in progress were inspired by the flag of Ukraine. TSC20220325 214145

The Saturday Self-Challenge: "Take a picture in which something is obviously missing. So it is a picture of a certain thing that is not pictured. It must be obvious that something is missing. It may be either easy to guess, which it is, but it may be a puzzle. In that case you can add a second picture (e.g. PiP) to solve the mystery." TSSCIMG 4004

The Sunday Challenge:How Are You Coping With The Lock Down/Stay At Home Order. I took up jewelry making. This piece has a focal drop from Indonesia with Tibetan style metal connector beads and beads made of chryscolla, azurite, lapis and carnelian. Next on my list is to learn how to properly photograph jewelry to sell on Etsy or similar sites. It is a completely different type of photography that I am used to doing. AIMG 3962

At the Smithsonian Institute Museum of Natural History In Washington, D.C. "This necklace was designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany and features black opals accented with brilliant green demantoid garnets. The black opals are from Lightning Ridge, Australia and have a beautiful blue-green play-of-color. The rare demantoid garnets are from Russia. The 18k yellow gold necklace is 30” in length and has a grape leaf motif echoing the design of the pendant. This naturalistic design of leaves and vines and the decorative style of the pendant is a wonderful example of Art Nouveau and Arts and Crafts jewelry that was being made in the early 20th century. Louis Comfort Tiffany was considered one of the most important decorative artists working during this time; he was known for his innovative glass, enamels and decorative materials and created windows, glassware, lamps, metalwork, furniture, ceramics and textiles. He did not design and make jewelry until 1902 at the age of 54, after the death of his father Charles Lewis Tiffany, founder of one of this country’s most successful jewelry, silver and luxury goods stores. In 1907 he became artistic director and his distinctive “Tiffany Art Jewelry” being manufactured at Tiffany Furnaces was transferred to Tiffany & Co. and produced there until the department closed in 1933. Tiffany used opals extensively in his jewelry and was influenced and assisted by George Frederick Kunz, the gem expert at Tiffany & Company who traveled the world in search of unusual gems and semi-precious stones for the company’s designers. This pendant necklace was donated to the Smithsonian in 1974 along with a sales receipt from Tiffany’s, dated Dec. 31, 1929." geogallery.si.edu/10002702/tiffany-opal-necklace BIMG 0195-1

Museo Larco, Lima, Peru AIMG 3776

Maasai at Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania AAfrica.4 2006 168