Flying Lollipop – ring

The work was inspired by a story from a book “Jeleniogórski Bestiary” by TeSz, who runs the website www.jeleniajestspoko.pl. According to this beautiful story, in the forests of Lower Silesia, long-tailed tits (flying lollipops) wake up before every other birds. Together with the forest sprites – they work hard, flying from nest to nest, to wake up other birds so that they can welcome the rising sun with their songs. It is a very tiring task, so when they return to their nests to rest, other birds give them gifts and grains as a thank you.

On the silver bird, there is a small (gilded) forest sprite sitting and holding a seed made of Ethiopian opal. A delicate chain with a silver bell (gilded) hangs on the bird’s neck – to make it easier for it to wake other birds. The eyes of the Flying Lollipop are made of labradorites, which flash blue depending on the  light. The tail is also decorated with a raw piece of Ethiopian opal.

The piece was showcased during the “Fairy tales written with silver” exhibition in the Distrcit Museum in Toruń, Poland (2023) and during GemGeneve in Geneva, Switzerland (2022).

Ring size: 17 (internal diameter 18 mm, external rim 57 mm, size US 7 ¾)

Dimensions: approx 7.5 cm x 2 cm, height 3.5 cm

Weight: 27.6 g

Silver 925