The turquoise carries the design, and it is a blue-to-green stone, usually opaque, often carrying a darker matrix web across the surface. The silver-tone metal provides the counterweight, being a bright silver-coloured metal finish rather than solid silver. The form is a strand that sits at the wrist, and it belongs to Lhasa Moments, a series built around highland light, stone colour and architectural lines. The mountain motif takes the form of a ridgeline silhouette. High ground recurs throughout this studio’s design language, and the profile is used here as a way of holding a landscape in mind rather than as a claim about where the piece was made.
The individual materials are described below, since each has a different tolerance for water, light and knocks. The turquoise is an opaque blue-green stone, with a darker matrix webbing that shifts piece to piece. Worn regularly, being soft and slightly porous, it prefers to be kept clear of hard contact. Silver-Tone Metal — a bright cool-toned metal finish, plated rather than solid silver. Day to day, the finish holds up well day to day, though a plated layer thins gradually where it rubs.
The strand is offered in three wrist ranges, from 6.75–8 in to 9.5–10.5 in. Ask us for a photograph on a measured wrist if the difference between two options is unclear. The warm reading of this design is symbolic; the meaning it holds is the wearer’s. Slight differences in shade, inclusion and grain between pieces are inherent to the materials. We confirm the current piece, the finished dimensions and the lead time in writing before any payment.
Care
Keep it away from perfume, sunscreen, soap and household cleaners, none of which the stone tolerates well. Keep it away from water, perfume and abrasive cloths so the finish lasts longer. Water, perfume and cleaning products are the three things most likely to shorten its life. Wipe it after wear, store it dry and away from direct sun, and it will need very little else.
A note on meaning
Symbols and materials may support reflection, memory or ritual. They are not medical treatment and do not guarantee wealth, protection, healing or any spiritual result.
