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Cleft Necklace

$145.00

Cleft Necklace

$145.00

Metal Details
  • Lost Wax Cast In-House
  • Die-Extruded wax, surfaces will vary 
  • Brass ($115), Shibuichi ($145), Sterling Silver ($275)
  • Machine-Braided Nylon Cord or Hand-Braided Polyester Cord (+$100)
  • 22" cord (custom lengths available)
  • Signature Sister Clasps

General Details

This necklace pairs with the Cleft Cuff, and is the fourth piece I have designed around an experimental wax-extrusion process which I began developing in 2024, during a residency at Arrowont School of Crafts.  It begins with a die cut out of metal plate; I force wax through the die to create a bar with consistent cross section, then form the bars and lost wax cast them in-house.  Using a steam de-waxing process prior to burning out the molds, I am able to re-claim & re-use about 90% of the wax.  The nature of the wax surface varies extrusion to extrusion, meaning no two are exactly alike.

 How to use the sister clasps: