Theeth Jewelry is a Portland, Oregon based hand forged jewelry company run by Kimi Kaplowitz who collects specimens from nature and creates molds and castings from them. Critters like flies and scorpions and even wee mushrooms. Her pieces are quite fantastical. Her mushroom pieces in particular have been on my radar for ages.
Kimi celebrated her birthday and in that honor, Theeth Jewelry had a sale. She also happened to be running a pre-order (and still is) for these mushroom rings. There were many stone choices, labradorite, moonstone, sunstone, moss agate and ocean jasper, but my eye landed on the tabasco geode and fell in love. I don't own any geode pieces and I thought it looked like the earth was wrapping itself around a hidden gem that was even hidden within itself.
My new ring wears very comfortably with two thin but sturdy hammered bands to anchor the crop of mushrooms (which have intricate detail... I mean look at those gills!) and a sparkling geode that features lime green dappling on the outside of the rock and rusty red striations around the heart of the crystals.
Do you like geodes? Do mushrooms fascinate you? I am digging the mushroom trio lapel pin too.
This is so detailed!! Amazing. Now I am tempted to check out videos on YouTube about casting. Probably like Bob Ross painting his trees, not necessarily as easy as it may appear to onlookers.
ReplyDeleteThis reminds me of another shop with shrooms and stuff, https://www.etsy.com/shop/FreyjaJewels. There was a ring with a moonstone and tiny mushrooms I had my eye on. 🍄
I agree. I am in shock that the tiny delicate gills are all in there and the gentle wave of the mushroom cap. I love it. I am totally not thinking it is an easy process at all. I am sure it takes patience. And each of her mushroom rings looks slightly different.
DeleteThank you for the shop rec! I am totally in love with the crystal point that has the skull and mushrooms on it.
wow just wow! it looks like it holds lots of magical energy like so many things from that part of the world do...
ReplyDeleteI honestly feel like it does too. At least I feel a tickle of it when I admire it. I just love mushrooms.
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