AC005 Earth necklace
Te Ao in Maori, Earth, our home planet, was photographed from the Moon in 1979. This is my interpretation of that famous ‘Blue Marble’ photograph. The lampwork beads are made, one by one, in my Christchurch, New Zealand, workspace at XCHC, a shared maker space. They are made by melting...
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AC004 Venus necklace
Venus is the second planet from our Sun, and the next brightest object in the night sky after the Moon. Named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty, Venus is a similar size and mass to Earth. The lampwork beads are made, one by one, in my Christchurch, New...
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AC020 Fantasy Planet Bracelet
These beads are made in a process which mimics how planets and moons form – accretion of bits of glass (or space) debris, melted together and allowed to drip, drop and mingle. They are then reformed into spheres, separated by black space beads and strung on a sterling silver...
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AC038 Planet Gallifrey necklace
The Planet Gallifrey bead is securely set on sterling silver wire, with sterling silver bead caps. It is supplied with a sterling silver chain, or can be ordered on its own to go on your own chain. The lampwork beads are made, one by one, in my Christchurch, New Zealand,...
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AC039 Planet from the Game of Thrones necklace
The bead depicting the planet from the Game of Thrones is securely set on sterling silver wire, with sterling silver bead caps. It is supplied with a sterling silver chain, or can be ordered on its own to go on your own chain. The lampwork beads are made, one by...
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AC041 Planet Vulcan Pendant on a sterling silver chain
The Planet Vulcan bead is securely set on sterling silver wire, with sterling silver bead caps. It is supplied with a sterling silver chain, or can be ordered on its own to go on your own chain. The lampwork beads are made, one by one, in my Christchurch, New Zealand,...
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AC037 Planet Krypton necklace
The Planet Krypton bead is securely set on sterling silver wire, with sterling silver bead caps. It is supplied with a sterling silver chain, or can be ordered on its own to go on your own chain. The lampwork beads are made, one by one, in my Christchurch, New Zealand,...
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AC009 Mars and Moons necklace
The Mars bead is flanked by its moons, Deimos and Phobos separated by black space beads and is strung on a sterling silver chain. The lampwork beads are made in my Christchurch, New Zealand, workspace at XCHC, a shared maker space. They are made by adding coloured glass so they resemble...
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AC012 Galilean Moons of Jupiter necklace
The Galilean moons are the four largest moons of Jupiter: Io, Ganymede, Europa, and Callisto, named after lovers of Zeus. They were first seen by Galileo Galilei, an Italian astronomer, in January 1610, and recognized by him as satellites of the planet Jupiter in March 1610. They are the first...
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AC006 Earth’s Moon necklace
This bead necklace shows Earth’s Moon strung on a sterling silver chain. The lampwork beads are made in my Christchurch, New Zealand, workspace at XCHC, a shared maker space. It is made by melting and winding glass rods so it resembles the NASA photographs of the Moon and, while the...
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