Rope Brooch — Ferruginous Quartz decisive form

decisive form

(gold plated sterling silver with a 5-micron layer of 24k gold)

I wasn't aware of that tradition

Currently on view in the exhibition Afterlives

Rope Brooch — Ferruginous Quartz decisive formSterling silver brooch set with ferruginous quartz and finished with a stainless steel clasp. There is a quiet strength in what time leaves behind marks, textures, surfaces altered by exposure. A rope begins as one among many. Over time, the sea reshapes it. It frays, softens, darkens. It becomes singular. This piece draws from that transformation, allowing each material to retain its own presence. Each brooch develops subtle variations in surface and