Silver Cross Jewelry

The cross as a form

Six pieces: four necklaces, one ring, one bracelet. All six are built as compositions of materials rather than a single cast shape.

The cross here is treated as geometry — two axes meeting — and the interest sits in what the arms are made of and where the materials meet.

Materials joined

MOSAIC is the aesthetic of combining materials. In MOSAIC, carbon is joined with silver, with meteorite, with brass, with copper, with steel. One is set into another, joined with a third in a single plane — and a composition of materials is the result.

All six pieces here carry MOSAIC; five combine carbon with silver. Steel appears in three, copper and brass in one each.

Weight and scale

From 3.7 grams to 95 grams — a factor of twenty-five. The light end is a pendant that hangs without announcing itself; the heavy end is a full object with real presence on the body.

Carbon is what makes the large end wearable: multi-layered matte carbon is ultralight, unafraid of water, unchanged by time.

Two behaviours in one piece

Silver darkens in its recesses and brightens where it rubs. Carbon holds exactly the tone it started with. On a cross that joins both, the two arms age differently — the contrast between them grows on its own over a year.

Care

Silver takes cloth or silver cleaner whenever you want it lighter; carbon needs nothing. Take silver off before the pool — chlorine darkens it in a way you did not choose.

Frequently asked questions

What are these crosses made of?
All six are compositions of materials - five combine carbon with silver, with steel, copper or brass appearing as accents.

What is MOSAIC?
The aesthetic of combining materials: carbon joined with silver, meteorite, brass, copper or steel, one set into another in a single plane.

How heavy are they?
From 3.7 grams to 95 grams. Carbon is what makes the large end wearable at all.

Will the whole piece darken evenly?
No, and that is the point. Silver darkens while carbon holds its tone, so the contrast between the two grows over time.

Are they religious objects?
They are treated as geometry - two axes meeting. What you bring to that is yours.

How do I care for them?
Silver takes cloth or silver cleaner; carbon needs nothing. Off before the pool.