This pendant was made for a friend of mine. His daughter
went to Israel on an archeological dig. The site was a 2000 year old roman
ruin. Scattered about the site were pieces of glass from that era. She was
allowed to take pieces outside the specified work area and brought them
home. These delicate shards had
developed an amazingly beautiful patina, after all that time, that was like an
opal. The piece we chose to set was very thin and the coloration was vulnerable
to flaking off, both concerns in setting and wearing. Also the coloration was faint. What I ended up doing was to mix two part glue,
which dries thick, with black india ink and put it on the back of the glass.
This gave it strength and enhanced the color. I then sprayed the colored
surface with clear enamel to protect the patina.
The setting is made from tiny pieces of driftwood giving it
a look of something found along a shore.
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