{"product_id":"ember-beneath-the-earth-boulder-opal-necklace","title":"Ember Beneath the Earth — Boulder Opal Statement Necklace","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"auto\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eEmber Beneath the Earth\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBoulder Opal · 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\"\u003eSome stones arrive quietly. Others announce themselves the moment they touch your hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThis Boulder Opal was one of those stones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe moment I saw it, I knew it was special. Deep within the opal were flashes of living fire—electric blues, glowing embers and rivers of color moving through ancient ironstone like light breaking through the Earth itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eIt didn't feel like simply a gemstone. It felt like a landscape…a hidden world waiting to be revealed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot every stone speaks. But every once in a while, one tells an entire story.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThat story became \u003cem\u003eEmber Beneath the Earth\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eI designed the sterling silver setting to honor rather than overpower the Boulder Opal, allowing the stone to remain the soul of the piece. Every element was created around this particular stone—its shape, its earthy ironstone matrix and those extraordinary flashes of fire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe necklace itself became an extension of the pendant. I handcrafted a gemstone chain using \u003cstrong\u003etiger eye, jasper, black onyx and shimmering aurora accents\u003c\/strong\u003e, choosing each to echo the grounding earth tones, darkness and brilliant flashes held within the opal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eEvery detail was intentional.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003eA Stone Millions of Years in the Making\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eBoulder Opal forms naturally within ironstone, creating an extraordinary marriage between precious opal and the ancient earth in which it developed. Each stone carries patterns and flashes of color created entirely by nature over millions of years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eNo two are ever alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eAnd because I allow the individual stone to guide my design, \u003cem\u003eEmber Beneath the Earth\u003c\/em\u003e could never truly be recreated. There was only this stone, this composition and this finished work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe Collector Story\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eBefore \u003cem\u003eEmber Beneath the Earth\u003c\/em\u003e ever reached my website, it was privately offered to my VIP collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt found its collector that very same day for $1,995.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThat is why I have chosen to preserve pieces like this in my Collected Works archive. Once a Christine Keller piece finds its collector, it is gone. I don't reproduce the design for someone else.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eYou don't choose a piece like \u003cem\u003eEmber Beneath the Earth\u003c\/em\u003e because you need another piece of jewelry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou choose it because no one else can own the one you choose.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eEmber Beneath the Earth\u003c\/em\u003e has found its home. Its story—and its place in the Christine Keller body of work—remains.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Artwork:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eEmber Beneath the Earth\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Christine Keller\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrimary Stone:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural Boulder Opal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMetal:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sterling Silver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChain:\u003c\/strong\u003e Handcrafted gemstone chain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChain Gemstones:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tiger Eye, Jasper, Black Onyx \u0026amp; Aurora accents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Selling Price:\u003c\/strong\u003e $1,995\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStatus:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eCOLLECTED — Private Collection\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOne of a Kind:\u003c\/strong\u003e This work will not be reproduced\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHandcrafted in:\u003c\/strong\u003e West Virginia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Signed\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Chrizart Creations","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44368386555982,"sku":null,"price":1995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0633\/9854\/3438\/files\/BoulderOpal6.jpg?v=1789928657","url":"https:\/\/chrizart.com\/products\/ember-beneath-the-earth-boulder-opal-necklace","provider":"Chrizart Creations","version":"1.0","type":"link"}