Peridot Ring
Listening to the forms proposed by the landscape of rocks, I have been exploring different textures and shapes in metals such as silver, copper and bronze, the nature and possibilities discover by himself. Thanks to roaming I've lived since 2003 in Central, I have been able to compile technical exchange with other artisans from around the world, which I check oral heritage in the solitude of my studio. Nomadism often directs me to devise other ways to build a piece of jewelry because they can not carry all the necessary technology, which allows me a greater intimacy with my creative potential. The Puelche ("people of the East" in Mapudungun) is a warm wind, intense near which I grew up in southern Chile and that somehow determines a way of being and a voice coming from the hands. This is the work I've been exhibiting since 2007 in street fairs and various Latin American countries, which has allowed me to learn from the sidewalk the heart of several villages. Each piece that leaves Masriera is a work of art. This peridot ring is one of six pieces in his Collection 2009 catalog Art Nouveau: The Essence of Spring. The central oval stone is peridot, semiprecious stone that brings much light to the jewel with brilliant-cut diamonds set in gold of 18 carats. That color gives me freshness. Or maybe you joy. The fire enamel decorates the peridot ring is a sign of recognition of the firm as related to the Modernist style that marked the arts in Catalonia in the early twentieth century. Each piece that leaves Masriera is a work of art. This peridot ring is one of six pieces in his Collection 2009 catalog Art Nouveau: The Essence of Spring. Please insert the code in the image. If next time you want to avoid this control, login above or, if you have not registered, register. Peridot series belongs to the forsterite-fayalite minerals. The color is usually olive green or yellowish green. peridot ring or olivine can be reddish or almost black, may also be transparent. The intensity of color depends on the amount of iron it contains. It was common in Roman and Greek jewelry and became very popular since 1500 BC C. , when the Egyptians began to remove Zabargad on the volcanic island (St. John), about 80 kilometers from the Egyptian coast in the Red Sea. The ancient Egyptians knew as "gem of the sun. " The mined at night because it was easier to find by the brilliance of the stone, believed that he became invisible sunlight. According to the stone count was Cleopatra's favorite. The Ottoman sultans gathered the largest collection during their 600-year reign. In the Bible he is mentioned in the Hebrew name "pitdah". They were used along with other gems in the breastplate of the Jewish high priests. Peridot Napoleon used to assure the Empress Josephine his eternal love and admiration, that clear, before he annulled their marriage. The Crusaders brought it to Europe. In the Middle Ages used to decorate religious objects, was the favorite in the baroque stone. At the beginning of last century, the coaches used to wear an amulet of peridot ring to prevent attacks of robbers on the roads alone. Popular tradition says that it is effective in attracting surprise, unexpected pleasant to enjoy. Prevent attacks and accidents and says it can produce sudden improvements in chronic diseases. The legend says that he carried as a pendant or charm peridot ring suddenly be in love. I remember, Ana, have bought a beautiful pendant olivine in Lanzarote, was known as the stone of love and fidelity. I was told the legend of the origin of these stones as tears of the girl's green eyes Olivina, a beautiful legend associated with the Timanfaya goddess, which gives its name to National Park where today you can find. Profedegriego I also bought my mother her three stones with olivine and ordered to make earrings and a peridot ring and was beautiful. A kiss. . . .
