A Mother's Tears
This piece is a very special one for me. It was made as a part of a jewelry challenge that I belong to. This piece was a Mother's Day pendant. I specifically chose the stone and shapes very carefully for this piece.
This is the original commentary that goes along with the piece:
Mother's Day is a bitter sweet day for many of the women I work with as a grief and loss moderator on the Pre-eclampsia Foundation website. It is a day that we celebrate bringing life into this world and becoming a mother. Sadly, there are many of us that have created life that never got to live in this world or lived only a short time. This piece was created and designed very carefully. I had found this beautiful Rose Quartz at a gem show not too long ago. I have always been drawn to the tear drop shape, but I knew exactly what I wanted to use this one for and here it is.
Interestingly, Rose Quartz is a "Love" stone. According to the Crystal Bible by Judy Hall, it is "the stone of unconditional love and infinite peace...and [brings] deep inner healing." She goes on to say, "If you have loved and lost it, it comforts your grief." Rose quartz is also said to increase fertility.
The design of the pendant represent a couple of things for me. First, there are the multiple tears and second, there is the shape of a pregnant belly or motherly figure.
The pendant measures: 1 1/8" W x 1 1/2" L and comes on an 18" sterling silver box chain, as pictured.
This is the original commentary that goes along with the piece:
Mother's Day is a bitter sweet day for many of the women I work with as a grief and loss moderator on the Pre-eclampsia Foundation website. It is a day that we celebrate bringing life into this world and becoming a mother. Sadly, there are many of us that have created life that never got to live in this world or lived only a short time. This piece was created and designed very carefully. I had found this beautiful Rose Quartz at a gem show not too long ago. I have always been drawn to the tear drop shape, but I knew exactly what I wanted to use this one for and here it is.
Interestingly, Rose Quartz is a "Love" stone. According to the Crystal Bible by Judy Hall, it is "the stone of unconditional love and infinite peace...and [brings] deep inner healing." She goes on to say, "If you have loved and lost it, it comforts your grief." Rose quartz is also said to increase fertility.
The design of the pendant represent a couple of things for me. First, there are the multiple tears and second, there is the shape of a pregnant belly or motherly figure.
The pendant measures: 1 1/8" W x 1 1/2" L and comes on an 18" sterling silver box chain, as pictured.
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- Item #: 600-158
