A gorgeous sterling silver oyster shell necklace pendant ... endlessly interesting jewelry made with an oyster shell found on the shores of Newport, RI, a found object, a discovery from the deep.

Think about the oyster shell, an empty shell cast up by the sea … as Anne Morrow Lindbergh did when she wrote Gift From the Sea …
not rare, there are many of them on the beach and yet each one is individual.  you never find two alike ... just like us.

- approximate measurement - 1 1/4” (32mm) including both loops x 3/4“ (20mm)

- the oyster shell is naturally textured on both sides

- metal - sterling silver (.925 silver
)
- charm only, the chain is sold separately here
- photographed with a US dime and inch ruler for scale 


I sand cast the oyster shell found between the tides in Newport, RI.  After making a sand mold for the shell I melted sterling silver and poured it into the empty sand mold.
After sand casting I cleaned it up, added the suspension loop and finished it to highlight the shells gorgeous details ... hand crafted jewelry when how it's made matters.

“My life is like a stroll on the beach... as near to the edge as I can go”

~ Henry David Thoreau