Caritas Charity torch fired

torch fired

Pendant necklace with sculpted black feather

spring clasp• Hand engraved • Sterling silver

Based on a series of original poems

small pendant is

Caritas Charity torch firedA sparrow is pierced through the heart. Hand painted vitreous enamel Sterling silver 20" solid sterling silver rolo chain with manufactured lobster clasp Enamel measures 1" Etched, hand fabricated The Latin inscription on the bezel of this piece reads, "caritas' which translates to, charity" and is flanked by symbols of chaffs of wheat. The motif of flightless and felled birds has recurred in my memento mori work throughout 2020; these sad symbols