{"product_id":"alpenglow-titanium-coquina-statement-necklace","title":"Alpenglow — Titanium Coquina Statement Necklace","description":"\u003ch2 dir=\"auto\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e Alpenglow\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitanium Coquina · Sterling Silver · One-of-a-Kind Wearable Art\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003eCOLLECTED — Private Collection\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThere is a moment in the mountains when the last light of day catches the peaks and transforms them. Cool stone suddenly glows with unexpected color—soft pinks, violets, silver and blue against the deepening landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThat fleeting light was what I saw in the stone that became \u003cstrong\u003eAlpenglow\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe unusual Titanium Coquina at the heart of this piece seems almost illuminated from within. Its shifting pink, lavender, blue and silvery tones reminded me of mountain ridges touched by the final light of evening—and rather than simply placing the stone into a setting, I wanted the silver to continue the landscape I saw inside it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eI built the sterling silver around that vision. Textured mountain forms rise around the stone, while the open circle above creates space and distance, giving the composition the feeling of looking out across a mountain landscape beneath an open sky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eA smaller stone rests at the top of the pendant like the last bit of light hovering above the mountains.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe Story Continues Into the Chain\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eFor a piece like \u003cem\u003eAlpenglow\u003c\/em\u003e, an ordinary chain would have stopped the story at the pendant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eInstead, I handcrafted a gemstone chain using \u003cstrong\u003eapatite, lapis, onyx, hematite and Aurora beads\u003c\/strong\u003e, choosing the colors to carry the blues, shadows, light and iridescence of the central stone upward around the wearer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe necklace became one complete composition—from gemstone to silverwork to chain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThat is an important part of how I approach my statement work. I begin with what I see within an unusual stone and allow that story to guide the rest of the design. The finished piece isn't meant to look like anything else I've made, because the stone that inspired it isn't like anything else.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003eCollected — Private Collection\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlpenglow found its collector for $649.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThere was only one stone with this particular landscape. There was only one \u003cem\u003eAlpenglow\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe piece will not be recreated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eIt remains here in my Collected Works archive as part of the Christine Keller body of work—a record of a moment when stone, silver and imagination came together to create something that now belongs to one person alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Christine Keller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eAlpenglow\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrimary Stone:\u003c\/strong\u003e Titanium Coquina\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMetal:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sterling Silver\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChain:\u003c\/strong\u003e Handcrafted gemstone chain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChain Gemstones:\u003c\/strong\u003e Apatite, Lapis, Onyx, Hematite \u0026amp; Aurora beads\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Selling Price:\u003c\/strong\u003e $649\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStatus:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eCOLLECTED — Private Collection\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne of a Kind:\u003c\/strong\u003e Original design; will not be reproduced\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHandcrafted in:\u003c\/strong\u003e West Virginia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Signed\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003e \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"auto\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e \u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"Chrizart Creations","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44368418111566,"sku":null,"price":689.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0633\/9854\/3438\/files\/BrightAlpenGlow1_4e88a937-51ba-44a4-a47a-85715293a7ab.png?v=1789936037","url":"https:\/\/chrizart.com\/products\/alpenglow-titanium-coquina-statement-necklace","provider":"Chrizart Creations","version":"1.0","type":"link"}