So many of you asked for cedar in our design survey! After much thought, I've chosen to depict the new growth of a cedar sprig and the fresh ripe berries. It is this tender growth that turns into resilient wood over time. For Bermudians, cedar is a symbol of strong roots, resilience and strength. I was also particularly excited to cast an actual cedar sprig for this piece as the texture is stunning and nature did it best! My sketches helped me determine where to place the pink sand cedar berries on the live branch.
Several years ago, I cast a large cedar sprig in silver as an everlasting wedding cake topper, which was such a thrill. So when you all asked for cedar in the survey, I was so excited to create a piece using this technique. Initially, it was much bigger than this, but with painstaking pruning, we whittled it down to just the right shape. Then came the cedar berry placement, which also came quite easily to me compared to the other pieces' design complexities. I chose to have just three berries, and rather than clustering them, to follow cedar's pattern of popping up random berries growing right out of the green part of the sprig. The gentle flow of the branch and the subtle pops of pink will make any Bermuda-nature-lover rejoice with this everlasting cedar spray.
The cedar sprig is naturally so gorgeous that the wax carving process was more about pruning, shaping, and assembling the berries than whittling down a block of wax with tiny blades. I formed each of the berry cups by dipping a ball on a pin into hot wax.
DETAILS:
- 14K Yellow Gold with pink Bermuda sand
- Dimensions are 33.75 mm (h) x 15.75 mm (w) / 1.33 in x 0.62 in
- Comes with our 1.1mm cable chain adjustable to 16", 17" or 18"