Beth E. Coiner Flower Linkage Charm

The flower link concept, originated from a bespoke design project. I made a necklace for my client with a series of connecting link patterns of the flower charm, a long link bar with the flower repetition engraving and also a shorter bar with one flower engraving. The 16” flower link necklace was made repurposing my local client’s old gold and she wears it everyday. Sometimes, I even get to see her wearing it in my small community.
 
For the Stay Gold Collective link project, I thought about our community of independent small brand jewelers, my small community where I sometimes work with clients to re-imagine their jewelry into a new design and lastly, how in nature it’s all about community and repetition. So it seemed fitting to re-intrepret the flower link necklace into a linkage component for the SGC link project. For gardeners and floral enthusiasts, my flower link design is like adding a tiny boutonnière to your jewelry story. 
 
Flower Charm made with carved carnelian gemstone flower, translated into production mold for lost wax casting process. Bar link made with repetition flower engraving. Both pieces are made using the lost wax casting process. Small solder-connected jump rings for parts assembled.
 
Hand-cast Flower, approximate size 6x6mm, 3 Flower Bar Link, approximate size 15x2mm. Assembled linkage with small soldered jump rings. Large unsoldered 5mm top jump ring. Total length, 30mm or 1.25”. All made in Sterling Silver.
 
10% of this sale will be distributed between Beloved Asheville, a mutual aid collective, and Cerf+, which provides emergency relief to craft artists.