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The dragon ring is made with a Victorian dragon, an emerald, iolite, garnet, amethyst, turquoise, pearls, carnelian and a 14k gold-filled Victorian ring.
The Earth Dragon is made with solar quartz, amber, green turquoise, carnelian, green aventurine, peridot, unakite, jasper and sterling findings.
The Fire Dragon is made with emeralds, garnets, periot, gold pyrite, a Victorian French 14k gold-filled dragon with a garnet eye and 22k gold vermeil findings.
The Mermaid necklace is made with a vintage mermaid centerpiece, freshwater pearls, peridot and 14k gold-filled findings.
The Mermaid party is made with a coral and turquoise seahorses, vintage sterling mermaids, coral, pearls, shells, amethyst and sterling findings.
The Mermaid wave set is made with abalone, iolite, kyanite, aquamarine, pearls, peridot, blue chalcedony, blue topaz, sterling charms in the waves (starfish, seahorse, sea turtle, shells, sand dollar) and a sterling mermaid lounging on her ocean rock with sterling findings.
The Merman is made with black and red coral, marquisates beads, pearls, a 1920’s vintage marquisate merman and sterling findings.
The Nephilim is made with vintage blue medals, pearls, grey sapphires, apatite, black tourmaline rutilated quartz, black tourmaline, vintage enamel religious medals, an antique angel centerpiece from France circa the early 1800s and sterling findings.
The Neptune’s Chariot is made with emeralds, amethyst, blue topaz, spinel, pearls, peridot, a Tahitian pearl, blue chalcedony, kyanite, unusual vintage French winged horses with fish tails (reminiscent of Versailles) 22k gold vermeil and 14k gold-filled findings.
The Phoenix is made with Australian opals, Mexican fire opals, pearls, Brazilian apatite, garnets, carnelian, fluorite, an unusual phoenix from my own collection (I found it in England about 15 years ago) that is most likely Spanish and from the 1880’s set on a blue patina circle to symbolize the cycle of the phoenix (grey opals for ashes moving around to fire opals for flames)and sterling findings.
The Unicorn is made with pearls, gold pyrite, lemon quartz, blue moss aquamarine, an art deco unicorn from the 1920s and 22k gold vermeil and 14k gold-filled findings.
The Winged Lioness set is made with petal and coin pearls, cat’s eye, gold rutilated quartz, a blue patina winged lioness from around 1910 set on filigree and 14k gold-filled findings. (this piece is quite dramatic on but very light and easy to wear despite its size…great for a night at the opera!)
The Winged Lion set is made with carnelian, black garnets, pearls, vintage Italian enamel pieces with the winged lion pictured (which has been known as a symbol related to Daniel’s visions as well as the symbol of Florence where it is said that it is the only city where pigeons walk and lions fly) and sterling findings.
The hummingbird miniature is 3x3 inches and is an original watercolor matted and framed that I painted in 2006 but just managed to frame.
The ‘La Fee’ (Fairy) painting is 5x5 inches and is an original watercolor miniature matted and framed that I painted this summer as part of the Heavenly Creatures collection.
The ‘La Licorne’ (Unicorn) painting is 5x5 inches and is an original watercolor miniature matted and framed that I painted this summer as part of the Heavenly Creatures collection.
The ‘La Sirene’ (Mermaid) painting is 5x5 inches and is an original watercolor miniature matted and framed that I painted this summer as part of the Heavenly Creatures collection.
The ‘Le Dragon’ (Dragon) painting is 5x5 inches and is an original watercolor miniature matted and framed that I painted this summer as part of the Heavenly Creatures collection.
The mermaid miniature is 3x3 inches and is an original watercolor matted and framed that I painted in 2006 but just managed to frame.
This collection has been a long time coming since each piece is so unique as well as intricate and time consuming. I hope you love them as much as I do as all these little creatures are becoming so hard to find! I’m not sure if I have a favorite but the unicorn may be near the top of the color schemes that I felt came together really well, the Nephilim is one of two angel figures that I found years ago in a French flea market that are from the early 1800’s, and dragons, mermaids and winged creatures have always been favorites! As for the paintings, they are a labor of love and I hope this year I will be able to work on more of them but these were so much fun and fit so perfectly with the collection that I had a blast making them. They are all professionally framed with uv-protection glass, hand made Italian frames and cream mats. Enjoy !
