Rakú, Tahitian Pearl and Gold bead necklace

Pieces are always an evolution. I’ve worn this, cut it apart, melted and remelted gold. I feel pieces often require time and spaces for evolution. These clay beads were fired in the Fall of last year and this piece has been in process since then. I’ll string something 100x moving around pearls and recasting gold beads until I feel a synergy with the other shapes of the necklace. The Tahitian pearl collection is something that’s been gathered over many many years. Maybe only one or two of these shaped pearl’s emerge in every parcel so you need to have patience gathering. All another exercise in long slow process. If you’ve made it to the end of this, also go through all the images because I show some of the process as it emerges.

Length: 16”

Material: Rakú clay beads, solid 14k yellow gold, rare shaped Tahitian pearls.