WingsNDNSilver: This one is formed of natural gemstone and silver beads that embody all the colors and patterns of cloud and storm. At the center, three giant iolite barrels in rich violet blues are flanked by icy aquamarine rondels.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a work originally created for last snow, first rain, and the weather of spring, but one that suits the monsoonal patterns of summer equally well: wingssilverwork.com/the-birth-of....

The Birth of a New Storm – NDN Silver/Wings of the Wind Photographywingssilverwork.com The heat has returned; already, at midday, the mercury hovers near ninety. The sky is a hot pale blue, with only the fewest puffs of white widely scattered across its expanse.

Today's featured work is one from one of Wings's signature series of coordinating gemstone-bead trios. "The SpringElementals: Water." It's a necklace called "Last Snow, First Rain": wingssilverwork.com/from-last-sn....

“From Last Snow, First Rain” Necklace. $400. – NDN Silver/Wings of the Wind Photographywingssilverwork.com Strand: Tri-ply foxtail plated with silver; sterling silver findings; Beads: Iolite; ultra-high-grade aquamarine; white coral; Dumortierite; snowflake obsidian; Picasso jasper; cloud jasper; selenite; sterling silver $400 + shipping, handling, and insurance

Yes, this one was created in and for the spring season, but in a place like this? It's just as apt for summer weather. The name comes from that moment when temperature and weather change just enough to transform winter's last snow into spring's first rain.

It works a bit differently in summer, the clashing fronts taking us from temperatures near the century mark to 30 degrees lower in seconds, the heat producing storms capable of delivering heavy ice [hail].

This one is formed of natural gemstone and silver beads that embody all the colors and patterns of cloud and storm. At the center, three giant iolite barrels in rich violet blues are flanked by icy aquamarine rondels.

The large round white beads are actually coral, richly textured although they look smooth in their rendering on-screen. They alternate with large Dumortierite rounds, then are paired with single doughnut rondels of snowflake obsidian.

Above them, segments of boldly webbed charcoal gray Picasso jasper [also known as Picasso marble] and buff-hued cloud jasper spheres both end in single aquamarine rondels, like shimmering raindrops.

The anchor segment consists of two pairs of pairs, four small rounds in total of ethereal selenite, each pair ending in single small sterling silver saucer bead.

As noted above, this work was one of a complementary trio, all 3 pieces created expressly to coordinate, but all offered for sale separately. The coil bracelet in that trio is already sold; the earrings remain in inventory and are linked in the description, but not featured in today's post.

As always, you can order it via DM here, via the form here: wingssilverwork.com/contact/, or directly via e-mail at NDNSilverByWings [at] gmail [dot] com.]

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