From the earth
Designs made from semi-precious stones, with sterling silver or gold-filled features and findings.
The rich colours of amethyst, peridot, garnet, kyanite, turquoise, citrine or jade, or the delicate tones of rose quartz, prehnite or aquamarine combine with crystals, freshwater pearls or glass beads to produce unique, one-off handmade art jewellery pieces.
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40,000 Feet Necklace
AUD$650
We view land in so many different ways. As maps, as paintings, songs or words. I was thinking of how Aboriginal artists depict their land - almost as if they could see it from above. This is how we see it from 40,000 feet. Seven 'plates' of sterling silver, lightly patinated to show the hills and valleys. Handmade sterling silver chain and clasp.
Dingo Tracks - Big Red
AUD$120
In the earliest morning, before the wind comes up, you can often discover what's happened in the night by following animal and reptile prints in the glowing desert sand.
Fan Palm Necklace (triple)
AUD$200
The fan palm is such an amazing shape. It dominates the rainforest with its asymmetrical forms in a splash of green.
Fan Palm (pin)
AUD$90
The fan palm is such an amazing shape. It dominates the rainforest with its asymmetrical forms in a splash of green.
Fan Palm Necklace
AUD$110
The fan palm is such an amazing shape. It dominates the rainforest with its asymmetrical forms in a splash of green.
Daintree Rainforest
AUD$200
Such abundant life; trees, palms, vines, ferns and other plants in a riot of shades of green, shapes and textures. Sterling leaves, flowers and creatures encrust this three-stranded necklace.
Strangler Fig
AUD$140
In the rainforest, these vines grow up a tree, wrapping it round and clinging on. In time, the vine kills the tree, but it's now big enough to stand alone.
Vineyard - Bud Burst
AUD$120
When the spring comes to the vines, the tenderest, pale green leaves start to shoot from what looks like dead canes.
Grevillia
AUD$140
The Aboriginal children in Central Australia use this flower, so full of nectar, like a lollipop.
Kata Tjuta Moon
AUD$140
The moon was setting over Kata Tjuta (the Olgas) and it was picaninny daylight. Not quite dark and not quite light.
Callistemon
AUD$110
When I was Craftsperson-in-residence at Ayers Rock in September 2009, the whole resort was in vivid bloom with the red Callistemon (bottle brush) everywhere.
Casuarina (single)
AUD$80
Just one sterling silver 'casuarina seed pod', either bright silver or patinated bluish-purple colour.
40,000 Feet (pendant)
AUD$140
We view land in so many different ways. As maps, as paintings, songs or words. I was thinking of how Aboriginal artists depict their land - almost as if they could see it from above. This is how we see it from 40,000 feet.
Vineyard- After Vintage
AUD$120
Southern Australia's vineyards are a riot of colour, once vintage is over. All the colours of autumn can be found on one vine. Sterling silver and various jaspers etc
Desert Oak (Casuarina)
AUD$170
The Desert Oak in Central Australia is a straggly tree with the most unusual seeds. Half of the sterling silver 'seeds' in this necklace have been patinated to a rich purplish-blue. Earrings available All sterling silver
Waratah
AUD$110
The Waratah is the floeal symbol of New South Wales, and is one of the most spectacular and showy of all Australian native plants. Banded jasper, coral and sterling silver
Long Gone: Still Here
AUD$140
The coral that is brilliantly preserved in this fossilised stone was once a living colony. It may be long gone, but it's still here in stone. Fossilised coral, freshwater pearls and sterling siver.
Sturt Desert Pea
AUD$120
South Australia's folral emblem grows in a riot of colour on roundabouts and street corners in Alice Springs. Pendant in Sterling silver, formica (earrings available)
Olive Grove
AUD$90
South Australia's Mediterranean climate is perfect for the many olive groves scattered amongst the vines. Somehow they go together so well. Copper pendant, olive wood and glass beads
Amadeus Basin
AUD$100
The Amadeus BAsin in the south of the Nothern Territory, was once a vast inland sea. Today's deserts hold the fossils of yesterday's oceans. Sterling silver, carnelian
Blue Dragonfly
AUD$80
A sterling silver neck wire suspends this bunch of sea-toned stones: quartz, freshwater pearls, amazonite and kyanite, with sterling silver charms.
Rain on the Rock - Reflection
AUD$130
The cathedral of Australia is Uluru. The music of this cathedral is the light, and it is forever changing. To be at Uluru when it is raining is one of the rarest and greatest of Australian experiences. Sterling silver, ocean jasper, afghan jade
Rain on the Rock - Desert Oak
AUD$120
The cathedral of Australia is Uluru. The music of this cathedral is the light, and it is forever changing. To be at Uluru when it is raining is one of the rarest and greatest of Australian experiences. Sterling silver, green jasper, ‘white jade’ and afghan jade
Salt Lakes
AUD$110
Shimmering plains of salt like mother of pearl in the desert. As you cross the surface, tracks are etched into the crystals along with those of other travellers. Crystal quartz, honey jasper and sterling silver
Midnight
AUD$110
Black Onyx and significant chunks of sterling silver go to make up this midnight balck necklace. Moonless nights in the desert don't get any blacker
Ochre Pits
AUD$100
To the west of Alice Springs, richly coloured bands of ochre have been used by aboriginal people for thousands of years for body decoration and trade. Sterling silver and Australian moukaite
Desert Campfire
AUD$110
It might be searingly hot during the day, but at night in the desert temperatures plummet. A campfire and the desert sky; stories in the coals; it doesn't get much better thatn that. Fire agate, lava stone and sterling silver
Big Red
AUD$110
A now legendary camping expedition found us stranded overnight on top of Big Red - a huge red sandhill near Birdsville, out in the desert in far west Queensland. Coral and sterling silver.
Lorikeets
AUD$100
Adelaide Plains lorikeets are among the most colourful in the world. They surround my studio with their flashes of colour and raucous cry. This necklace is made of colourful glass, with sterling silver and onyx
Tendril Earrings
AUD$35
Hand forged sterling silver, patinated to a rich colur, with a sterling tendril. Gold filled earwires.
Late Night Blues
AUD$120
Deep blue lapis Lazuli and large sterling silver nugget beads and hollow discs; makes me think of soulfull jazz and late nights.
The Devil's Marbles
AUD$110
Red sponge coral from the cool water and lava stone from the heart of the volcano make this an explosive mix. Earrings available
Vineyards - Summer
AUD$120
The straight lines of the Western Australian green jasper looked so much like the rows of a vineyard that I just had to make this one.
String of Waterholes
AUD$110
TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE. After the land has burned, waterholes show up as bright silver against the black. Lava stone and sterling silver. Earrings available.
Painted Hills - Dusk and Dawn
AUD$120
Just as the Painted Hills shows the desert's colours in the day, this one is the desert in a softer mood. The purple really shows up at dusk and dawn. Sterling silver, carnelian, amethyst and a number of other stones make up this 24" (60cm) double-stranded necklace. Earrings available
Painted HIlls- Daylight
AUD$120
Just behind Coober Pedy is a spectacular range called the Painted HIlls. These are the dazzling colours of thee hills in daylight. Leopard jasper, coral, citrine, carnelian, quartz, sterling silver and a host of other stones make up this 24" (60com) double strand necklace. Earrings available.
Ancient chimes
AUD$90
Part of the 'Chiming' series, this one is made of yellow turquoise and 2,000 year-old Roman glass, on a sterling neckring.
Bacchus
AUD$300
Two thousand year old Roman glass, with sterling silver, brass and copper leaves, patinated and bright, with a freshwater pearl and sterling silver tendrils. The god of wine indeed.
Tendril #3
AUD$170
Sterling silver leaf, patinated to a rich colour, with a freshwater pearl, sterling silver and gold-filled tendrils. Antiqued sterling neck ring. Inspired by Southern Australia's vineyards. Earrings available.
Tendril #2
AUD$90
Sterling silver, patinated to reveal a rich colour, with a fine tendril. Reminiscent of the riotous gardens in the Dandenong Ranges. Earrings available.
Orange Dragonfly
AUD$80
A sterling silver neck wire suspends this bunch of earth-toned stones: smoky quartz, orange and red coral, citrine and leopard jasper, with sterling silver charms.
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Unique, handmade jewellery designed and crafted by Suzette Watkins