Following the first post on my own jewellery collection, the next piece I wanted to share was one of the other three necklaces the weird-stealing people didn’t take.
It’s a fairly simple sterling silver production piece from a jeweller’s workshop in the Orkney Islands (far north Scotland). Again, it has quite a bit of sentimental value because it reminds me of the week holiday I spent in Scotland. It was around summer solstice and I was so excited to be so far north at that time of year. One of my most amazing memories of the holiday was a morning I got up at 3:30am to walk to the Callanish standing stone circle on the Isle of Lewis (Outer Hebrides island) and it was already dawning … amazing.
Callanish Standing Stones, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Anyway, the necklace … the Orkney Islands is popular with artists and it was fantastic fun to hire a little car and scoot around the island visiting various workshops. I just wanted to take something home with me as a souvenir; and the story behind this pendant was interesting, and I liked the maker.
The design is inspired by the story of a woman buried on the islands in a Viking ship (for scale, it is around 30mm wide).
The maker’s name has been lost to the mists of my memory – but if you recognise it or know the maker, please do let me know!
… last post on my jewellery collection #1 …
Melbourne Jeweller 
It just goes to show that the real value in something has nothing to do with its monetary value.
Hi Susan
Thank you for the comment, I completely agree!
One of my most treasured pieces is made of paper and took my friend only a few minutes to make – I’ll write about it in the coming weeks.
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