Pinecone Chain Necklace

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by Danielle Merzatta Morristown, NJ The pieces are carefully Cast into gold, sterling or bronze in a process very similar to the 'Lost Wax Process', an ancient practice of creating forms from structures. Merzatta works by covering the organic material in a plaster-like investment, and then putting it in a hot oven that burns the original away—an 'Organic Burn Out.' This leaves a cavity behind in the investment that is exactly the shape of what was once there. Molten metal is poured into that cavity to trap a copy of the original so that everything that was once pinecone, for example, is now sterling. Airy pinecone studs linked with gorgeous open loops form a beautiful chain that can be adjusted to any length. Dimensions: 18" long Show more