Primitive Ice Quartz Pendant on Handwoven Linen Cord with Ancient and Antique Beads

:: Photonic Reliquary ::

Here is something that’s at the very heart of my work, a talisman that reflects desert light and heat in an organic and abstract way…simple, primal, yet refined. I think of these as something from a mysterious desert culture thousands of years distance from us in time…to the past, or to the future.

The pendant is one of Gary B. Wilson’s magnificent focal beads shaped from a raw chunk of perfectly clear quartz. About half of it is polished while the rest shows beautiful conchoidal fractures and raw surfaces; all of it is smooth to the touch. I wove it onto a cord of natural European linen, adding various beads in as I went in a meticulous process that took over two days. These include glass seed beads, antique African shell discs, ancient African agate tubes and a rare faceted quartz bead from the Sasanian Dynasty of Central Asia, dating 224-651 AD.

This is a durable piece that is made for soft neutral shades of light and dark hues in natural fabrics. It really lights up on black!

For desert spirits and fearless souls…

SIZE: 18” from the back of your neck to the end of the pendant. The crystal pendant is 1 3/4” x 1 1/8” x 1 1/8”

CARE: Rinse in cool water to clean and gently blot dry with a towel. Soak very briefly in gentle fabric detergent and cool water for a deeper cleaning of the cord. This should be done every so often. A stain remover can be used as needed.

PACKAGING: This necklace will arrive giftwrapped in hand-decorated, Earth-friendly packaging, wrapped inside an organic cotton pouch. Please reuse or recycle the wrappings.

SHIPPING: Your talisman will be shipped via USPS Priority Mail. Shipping is always free.