The Reliquary Hand.

Reliquaries are essentially containers for holy relics and I discovered a series of ornate reliquaries of arms and hands, which in fact house the bones and remains of sacred peoples’ arms and hands.

My miniature version is empty – don’t worry! It’s an amuletic sculpture to be worn from a chain. My hand was inspired by the ornate reliquary hands made medieval craftspeople. It's jewellery wearing jewellery and that’s a bit boujie.

Some of my favourite reliquaries are the reliquaries of St Teresa & St Blaise. Check them out!

Details:

• A sculptural hand pendant.

• Carved from wax and then cast into metal.

• Available in raw golden brass or recycled 925 sterling silver.

• About 2.5cm.

• A bale (loop) of 7mm to thread a chain through the amulet.

Gem Ex Voto Ring.

This special Ex Voto ring is studded with a reclaimed cubic zirconia, which is a synthetic lab-grown stone. I set these into the wax ring sculptures and then it’s cast into place - embedded into the flames atop the heart.

The Ex Voto ring combines the symbolic Ex Voto of the Medieval world, with the early modern Irish tradition of the Claddagh ring. This ring represents love, loyalty and fierce friendship.

Details:

• An Ex Voto ring with a little gem atop the flaming heart heart.

• Hand sculpted from wax and cast into raw golden brass, Fairmined gold plated brass, or recycled 925 sterling silver.

• Made to order. Please select your size and allow 4 - 6 weeks for this to be made.

• Choose from deep red, deep pink or a clear (white) cubic zirconia gem.

• Raw golden brass - you’ll receive polishing goodies to keep this piece shiny!

Aqua Reliquiae

This Charm Necklace is a lucky token, a journey & protective piece of art to be worn.

This piece features a clutter of 25 reclaimed & recycled gemstones from faraway lands & seas. Discover iridescent pearls, striped green malachite, moss agate & a whole sea of greens.

Details:

• Necklace Length: 18 inches. The pendants bring it to about 18.5 inches in length. Clip it securely onto the link to wear it shorter. Leave me a note at the checkout if you’d prefer another length.

• Weight: 26 g.

• 25 recycled gemstones: mother of pearl, agate, moss agate, turquoise, iridescent shell, tourmaline, aventurine, abalone, pearls, malachite, chrysoprase, turquoise, quartz, aquamarine & peridot.

• I sculpted the Reliquary Hand from jewellers wax & cast into raw brass using the ancient-rooted technique of lost-wax-casting.

• CHOOSE YOUR CHARM: You can select the central amulet.

• The chain & all of the metal details are made from 14ct Filled Gold - a thick layer of gold is pressure bonded onto base metal. Filled gold is a more durable alternative to gold plate or vermeil.

• This design is repeatable. I have enough of these recycled gemstones & castings to make a very small limited edition stash of them. 

• They will vary ever so slightly due to the organic nature of the gemstones. I will match the colour palette & as many stones as possible.

Please allow me up to 2 weeks to make this before I wrap & post it out. It’s just a Roo in the studio.