Hubei Turquoise and Bao Can Turquoise Necklace Encaustic Snows are blue in low

Snows are blue in low light and fallow grasses turn rosy in the light

Dimensions: 18'' x 8'' x 2''

Crisscross the universe in a constellation of metals and stones

and continues to enjoy creating them

Set a top a grooved sterling silver band

Hubei Turquoise and Bao Can Turquoise Necklace Encaustic Snows are blue in lowNature has been a quiet underlying theme in Gail Heftis work since the beginning, specifically sea forms with their tactile qualities. Materials and techniques that Hefti uses tend to be tradition and she hand fabricates in what she hopes to be a unique final product. Hefti loves texture and the processes of texturing metal using etching, chasing and roller printing. Ideas can develop using a stone but her aim is to incorporate them as a working part