A mushroom cluster, hand-carved and lost wax cast in oxidised sterling silver — small in scale, rich in detail.
Made in Louise Douglas's Nelson studio, each stud captures the layered, frilled form of woodland fungi with the kind of surface texture that only comes from carving by hand. At the centre, a 3mm round smoky topaz sits in a 9k gold bezel setting — the warm amber of the stone and the gold ring quietly contrasting against the dark antique finish of the silver. Sterling silver posts.
Oxidised sterling silver, 9k gold
Smoky topaz, 3mm round
10mm diameter
Sterling silver posts and butterfly backs
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.
