"Summer Landscape Enamel Pendant Necklace - Cloisonné & Champlevé Vitreous Enamel on Fine Silver with 18\" sterling cable chain Sandra McEwen"

This item is made to order. Summer Landscape Enamel Pendant Necklace - Cloisonné & Champlevé Vitreous Enamel on Fine Silver with 18" sterling cable chain Sandra McEwen You can almost smell that fresh mountain air when you wear this pendant. Materials: Champleve & Cloisonne Enamels on Fine Silver. Pendant Size: 1.5" x 1.3" Materials: Cloisonne & Champleve enamels on fine silver. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Did you know that enamels are melted glass? Yes! It's true... To create this lovely pair of earrings, I first fabricated the silver base out of sheets of fine silver. The lines of the design are actually fine silver wires that I meticulously bent by hand (and tweezers) into the shapes you see. Then I placed granules of ground up glass (enamels) in between the wires and melted them in the kiln. There are as many as 20 layers of glass in each individual piece! After I've added all the layers of glass, I carefully grind and polish it until it sparkles! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Champlevé: pronounced Shamp-lee-VAY is the process of inlaying the colored glass enamels directly into a solid piece of silver, so there's no need for a separate setting. Cloisonné: pronounced Cloy-ZEE-nay! (always best when said with a flourish!) is the process of using delicate silver or gold wires to create drawing lines that separate the different bits of colored enamel. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ABOUT ME Enamels are my passion. I love crafting beautiful objects to wear and adore, and I hope you will enjoy owning them as much as I enjoy making them. If you are interested in commissioning a unique piece of wearable art, please feel free to contact me. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------