California Poppy & Leaf Necklace - Floral Jewellery

Long 34 inch hand wrought squished link silver chain and handmade catch with a lovely 7cm Sterling silver poppy and leaf weighs 25 grams.

After leaving college all those years ago I was able to share a pitch at Spitalfields Sunday market with a Danish friend who sold mid century modern ceramics and glass and a wonderful potter called Rigmor Als.  My friend Inger wore a long chain necklace with a small pair of Edwardian spectacles on the end which was much admired. I wanted to recreate that rounded shape so created a design of a big Californian poppy which has flattened when caught in a gust of wind. The leaf, a flexible design in itself, complements and frames the poppy.