Midnight

Mark named this pendant..... Midnight seemed like the perfect title.

This design features a huge black Andamooka Matrix gem opal with insane
purple-blue fire and a small faceted sapphire accent in a lovely shade
of clear, bright blue. The sterling silver setting was pierced and hand
engraved and we topped off the design with a gorgeous hand knotted
black freshwater pearl necklace. The pearls have shades of blue and
purple that accent the gem colors beautifully.

The pendant is inspired by the moonflower.... a gorgeous night blooming flower related to the morning glory~







Original design by Different Seasons Jewelry.
Please do not reproduce our designs without permission.

Laelia Orchid

Laelia Orchid Pendant
By Jessica Dow & Mark Anderson

This is a hand fabricated Argentium silver & pink tourmalinependant we made for DeviantART’s Metalsmith group’s "Nature" contest. Our designwas directly inspired by the pink blossoms of the beautiful Laeliaorchid found in the Gulf of Mexico.
The veining detail in this design is made up of a single layer ofintricate piercing that covers the surface of the orchid. The piercingwork in the design is complimented by hand engraved accents on the baseof the pendant. Mark custom cut a deep pink tourmaline cabochon torepresent the bright pink center of the Laelia orchid known as the"labellum".
This is the link to our DeviantART profile portfolio~ http://jessa1155.deviantart.com/

        

DragonFly Pendant

These are photos from our recent commissioned dragonfly pendant. Thisproject included carving the wax model and casting the body of thedragonfly, cutting the two opals (Lightning Ridge crystal and Andamookagem matrix ), piercing the 14k gold wings, hand engraving the detail onthe wings, flush setting the diamond eyes and other metalworkingtechniques such as sweat soldering and gem setting.

~ Wax Model Carved by Mark Anderson~



~Finished Argentium Silver Casting~



Opal Dragonfly
By Mark Anderson and Jessica Dow


*~*Lightning Ridge Opal, Andamooka Gem Matrix Opal and Diamonds Set in Cast Argentium and Fabricated Solid 14k Gold*~*




        

Star of the Lake

 This is the newest collaboration piece I made with my partner Mark Anderson.
The pendant is made up of natural freshwater pearls (not bleached or dyed) and a 12 ray rose quartz star. The pearls are knotted and the pendant is hand fabricated and engraved. This is a choker style pearl necklace.

 Mark and I are now designing jewelry together under the name Different Seasons Jewelry.  We have a new website being designed that should be up and running within two or three months.

~ These are the beuatiful materials that inspired our design~

 ~ Design Sketch~

 ~*STAR OF THE LAKE*~
by Jessica dow and Mark Anderson

Lilly Series

These are three of our newest hand fabricated pendants from our "Lilly" series.
All three of these designs feature custom designs by Mark Anderson and both are pierced and hand engraved.

Twisted Lillies

By Jessica Dow and Mark Anderson

Hand fabricated from Argentium Silver and Andamooka jelly opal.

Viridias
by Jessica Dow and Mark Anderson

Hand fabricated from Argentium silver, Andamooka gem matrix opal and a faceted teal tourmaline gem.

Mark Anderson's custom "V-Setting" gem bail design.

Mexican Matrix Opal Lilly Pendant
By Jessica Dow and Mark Anderson

Pierced and hand engraved Argentium silver pendant in a custom lilly design with a bright & fiery Mexican matrix opal.
By Jessica Dow & Mark Anderson

 This is the opal we used for this pendant design(:

     

Lilly Barrette

This is the first barrette design collaboration I've made with my partner Mark Anderson. The barrette is pierced and hand engraved Argentium silver with an Andamooka Matrix gem opal cabochon cut by Mark. The Argentium stick has a tapered spiral design that helps hold the barrette into position.  The stick has an Andamooka Rainbow matrix opal cabochon on the end of the stick. Andamooka Rainbow matrix is a more porous opal type capable of withstanding more wear and tear than the Andamooka gem matrix or other pure opal types.

Jewelry & Gems by Jess & Mark

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Sunstone Pendant by Jessica Dow and Mark Anderson

My
boyfriend Mark and I made this pierced and engraved sunstone pendant
for the September issue of Jewelry Artist magazine. This piece will be
in the Contributor's Gallery. We will also have another pendant
featured in a step-by-step article in the same issue.

Mark Anderson In Jewelry Artist Magazine

My partner Mark Anderson's step-by-step article in August's issue of Lapidary Journal's Jewelry Artist in currently on the stands. Mark made a custom Argentium silver cast ring with inlaid Mexican agate and also made a cast Argentium silver ring with gem dinosaur bone for the Contributor's Gallery. Mark and I have our next article in the magazine's September issue featuring our first collaboration piece.





Photo of original Jewelry Artist Article August, 2007 Pages 18 & 19

~Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist~

http://www.jewelryartistmagazine.com/

~Mark's Mexican Agate Ring~

These are a few of the shots Mark and his brother Shawn took for the article.

This is the gem grade dinosaur bone ring Mark made for the Contributor's Gallery.

Photo of original Jewelry Artist Article August, 2007 Page 43