{"product_id":"whales-tails-beach-series-3-purple-chalcedony","title":"Whale’s Tails — Beach Series No. 3 | Purple Chalcedony","description":"\u003ch2 dir=\"auto\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch1 dir=\"auto\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eWhale’s Tails\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003eBeach Series No. 3\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCOLLECTED — Private Collection\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eSome stones seem to hold an entire landscape inside them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe moment I saw this extraordinary \u003cstrong\u003ePurple Chalcedony\u003c\/strong\u003e, I saw water, distant mountains and a horizon stretching toward the sea. Bands of violet, soft blue, cream and earthy brown had already created the beginning of the scene. My job was to listen to what the stone was telling me and continue its story in silver.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThat story became \u003cstrong\u003eWhale’s Tails — No. 3 in my Beach Series.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eI handcrafted the pendant in sterling silver, building the world surrounding the stone rather than simply creating a setting for it. Three whale tails rise from the textured silver landscape, capturing that fleeting moment when whales disappear beneath the surface and leave only a glimpse behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eAbove them sits a softly glowing \u003cstrong\u003eMoonstone\u003c\/strong\u003e, surrounded by radiating lines of textured silver. It became the light in the scene—the moon hanging over the water and completing the little world that began inside the Purple Chalcedony.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe Story Continues Into the Chain\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eFor a piece like this, an ordinary chain wouldn't have felt complete.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eI handcrafted a gemstone chain using \u003cstrong\u003eCharoite, Amethyst, Azurite and Green Aventurine\u003c\/strong\u003e, choosing the stones to carry the colors and feeling of the pendant upward. The purples echo the Chalcedony, while the blues and greens bring in the colors of water and earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe chain isn't simply something that holds the pendant. It is part of the artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThat has become an important part of many of my larger statement pieces—allowing the story to continue beyond the focal stone and into every element of the finished design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003eOne Stone. One Story. One Original.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhale’s Tails\u003c\/em\u003e could never truly be recreated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe landscape inside the Purple Chalcedony exists in this stone alone, and the silverwork was designed specifically around what I saw within it. Change the stone, and the entire story changes with it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThat's what I love most about creating one-of-a-kind wearable art. I don't begin with a design and search for a stone to fit it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI begin with the stone and discover the story waiting inside.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhale’s Tails\u003c\/em\u003e has found its collector, but it remains an important part of my \u003cstrong\u003eCollected Works\u003c\/strong\u003e and the continuing story of my Beach Series.\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\u003eWhale’s Tails\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e Beach Series No. 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFocal Stone:\u003c\/strong\u003e Purple Chalcedony\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccent Stone:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moonstone\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 Charoite, Amethyst, Azurite \u0026amp; Green Aventurine\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 West Virginia\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Signed\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"auto\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e \u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"Chrizart Creations","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44368391536718,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0633\/9854\/3438\/files\/3WhalesTails.jpg?v=1789935920","url":"https:\/\/chrizart.com\/products\/whales-tails-beach-series-3-purple-chalcedony","provider":"Chrizart Creations","version":"1.0","type":"link"}