Wizard beetle – brooch/pendant

In this piece The Wizard is performing magical spells with his staff adorned with rubies and a crystal cluster.

Herkimer diamond is a type of quartz, that can be found only in Herkimer County, New York, USA. The “diamond” in their name is due to both their clarity and natural faceting – crystals have double termination points and 18 total faces (six on each point, six around the center). Herkimer diamonds are said to possess the highest spiritual energy of all crystals, that is why I made it the central gem in the magical staff of the Wizard. Its unique shape is what easily distinguishes such a Herkimer Diamond from other quarz crystals noticeable in his other hand. I personally found those crystals in a forest in Lower Silesia (Poland). I also found and crushed out from a rock in Australia the opal which builds the beetle’s body.

Australian opals are surrounded by a legend, that they are “the Philosopher’s stone” because they have all the colours of other precious stones within them. Therefore they are like children of the gods – have the potential to become anything they want, they just have to decide.

The Wizard is actually inspired by a 5-horned Rhinoceros beetle – a large beetle, whose horns (gold-plated) reminded me of a wizard’s hat. The wings’ covers are decorated with rubies and 24k gold flakes. The effect is achieved thanks to the ancient Korean “keum-boo” technique. The technique is about fusing on the silver surface the atoms of silver and gold at high temperature, without the use of solder.

On the other side, it has engraved magical runes on its body (they make wishes come true).

It is a brooch, but can be also worn as a pendant. In this role it is designed to be worn on a transparent fishing-string. It  makes the impression like the Wizard is floating over one’s neck.  

Weight: 94,1 g

Dimensions: 14 cm x 8 cm, height 3 cm

Materials: silver 925, 24k gold petals, Australian opal, 3 quarz crystals, “Herkimer diamond”, 32 natural rubies (size 1,5 mm- 1,7 mm), 1 natural ruby (size 4 mm)

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