A lobed gold leaf, hand-carved and lost wax cast in solid 9k gold, with a pink freshwater pearl suspended beneath it — small in scale, considered in every detail.
Made in Louise Douglas's Nelson studio, each leaf is first carved by hand in wax before being cast in solid gold and hand-finished. The surface retains the texture of something made — slightly organic, with a fine pitted quality that catches light differently from a smooth casting. The pearl hangs below on a gold wire, its blush tone sitting warmly against the gold.
A piece that carries the feeling of something found.
Solid 9k gold leaf charm, lost wax cast
Pink freshwater pearl
Solid 9k gold french wire
Total length 28mm, leaf charm 16mm
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.
