The forest cap mushroom, hand-carved and lost wax cast in oxidised sterling silver — wider than its companion pieces, and all the more grounding for it.
Made in Louise Douglas's Nelson studio, the pendant disc is cast from a hand-carved wax original, its radiating gills spreading outward from a 4mm round smoky topaz set in a 9k gold bezel at the centre. The warm amber of the stone sits quietly against the dark antique finish of the silver, held by a solid silver bail. It hangs on an oxidised sterling silver curb chain — tone on tone, unhurried.
Oxidised sterling silver, 9k gold
Smoky topaz, 4mm round
Pendant disc 23mm diameter
Oxidised sterling silver curb chain and clasp, 45cm
ABOUT the MAKER
Louise Douglas
Louise Douglas works from her studio in Nelson, New Zealand, casting jewellery directly from the natural world — seashells, twigs, leaves, found objects — and from a deep affection for the particular and the remembered. Her pieces are small-batch, made by hand using the lost wax casting technique, and finished in oxidised sterling silver, solid gold, and freshwater pearl. The collection spans botanical drop earrings and delicate necklaces through to bangles and rings — each piece rooted in the same making process, the same sensibility. There is nothing generic in Louise's work. Every form has a source: something picked up on a walk, something held onto. The jewellery carries that quality with it. Explore the Louise Douglas collection at Tessuti.
