x OVID'S RAVEN Statement Necklace - Handcrafted with Copper Lightning Stone in Fine and Sterling Silver

The raven watches the world. The wildness of the creatures and the hubris of humankind. Back and forth from the void it flies, between all the worlds and where everything eventually goes. This statement necklace/breastplate was completely hand fabricated and handcrafted from Fine and Sterling Silver sheet and wire. It's my most elaborate piece to date, and I couldn't be more delighted with the result. At the center is a Copper Lightning stone in dark quartz cabochon set in fine silver. Note: the surface of the quartz has natural healed fractures and natural pitting, as this quartz often does. I chose to use this stone because it has that look and quality of being from another time and otherworld. It was cut and cabbed right here at home by my partner and 2nd generation lapidarist, Maxamillion Avila.  I also set two rose cut, shimmering black onyx in toothy bezels at the tips of the wings where they connect to the chain. This necklace is quite large and much like a shield with a wingspa