I was approached by Sheena Gill and Marie Chalmers (from Chalmers Gems) to create a necklace using their gems to support an article they were writing for issue 107 of Bead&jewellery Magazine on opals. Despite the short deadline - i jumped at the chance. This blog illustrates the making of the piece.
Both designs started with the main attractions - either gemstones or fossils; Labradorite rough hewn cabochons for one necklace and some beautiful ammonites for the other.