One of a kind necklace by Vancouver Island artist, Susan Koch.
| Article number: | SKA166 |
| Availability: | In stock |
The spectacular wearable art piece: “Bad Ombré” received an Award of Excellence at the Sooke Fine Arts Show.
Necklace details:
Measurements:
11.5" length x 6" width
For Susan Koch, summers spent on Galiano Island inspired a lifelong fascination with beach stones and sea glass. She incorporates these elements in her organic silver and copper jewelry. All her pieces are hand-fabricated and one of a kind. Susan studied silversmithing in Vancouver, Seattle, San Francisco, Mendocino, and Mexico.
The magic behind Susan’s pieces is found in their history. Each glass stone requires thirty to forty years of tumbling in the sand and surf to acquire the signature frosted look. The colours are just as important. Each colour comes from unique glasses, especially the rarer turquoises, cobalts, reds, oranges and purples. Interestingly, the purple glasses began their lives as clear glass, and pre-date the First World War. This rare colour-changing occurrence is attributed to prolonged UV exposure and the use of manganese in the glass making process – an ingredient no longer used in glass production post 1920s, making these pieces especially rare.
