Tendrils Torque pearl necklace Pearl When I settled in the

When I settled in the Midwest

and tradition—the self that will not turn away from the earth

Creating lush fencerows

It is such splendor to witness the tightly closed Mayapples emerging from Winter's browned dried leaves in the months of April and May in the woods

This piece is part of the Sketches Series: Trees for Healing

Tendrils Torque pearl necklace Pearl When I settled in theThis necklace design was stimulated by the natural artistry found in my vegetable garden amongst the peas, squash, melons, cucumbers and pole beans. Each of these plants project coiling tendrils that twist, twine and spiral around almost anything that will give support for the life of its bearing season. This simple pearl necklace ends in two coiled tendrils closed by an S shape clasp. See the Tendrils Pearl Necklace laced through the Torque neck ring