Paris Mystery pendant

This piece recently sold, so I'm "archiving" the description here.
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My first trip to Paris - I couldn't believe I'd finally made it. One afternoon on the Metro I felt a tap on my shoulder. I turned around and looked into the greenest eyes I'd ever seen on a human being. "N'oubliez pas votre parapluie." "What? I'm sorry I don't speak.." At that moment the train lurched into the station and I almost fell to my knees. By the time I collected myself, I was alone in the car. That night I found a key in my pocket with a tag that said "4 Ropon 88-233"...

The pendant is fine silver (99.9%), oxidized to an antique bronze finish. It's 1 inch tall and hangs from a 17 inch gunmetal chain that closes with a lobster clasp.

Come Hither pendant

(sold 5/4/07)

"What should I call it?" I asked, dangling the pendant from a handy dental pick. Her eyes fixed on the red jade facets, she said, "Call it 'Come Hither'. It's...oddly seductive." And she lunged. With a quick twist of the wrist, I flipped the jade and sterling silver pendant over my head and into my vest pocket. The candlelight glinted on the fine point of the dental pick. "You want it?" I said, "Then buy it on Etsy like everyone else."

Epilogue: The handmade (by me) sterling silver pendant and faceted red jade briolette come with a 16" nylon-covered steel cable choker that closes with a magnetic clasp. Dental pick not included.

Ragged Heart pendant

Sold 4/25/07.

I'm not a big fan of heart jewelry. I'm a sentimental fool, a complete romantic, a total sucker for baby animals - but I don't like heart jewelry. So, I was bashing a silver nugget with my trusty hammer the other day and imagine my surprise when I looked at it and saw...a ragged heart. And I realized that what I dislike about so much heart jewelry is that the hearts are all perfect and shiny, with lots of swoops and curls. Whose heart looks like that? Not mine. My heart is sturdy, tough, with lots of scars and wrinkles. It's been around the block and got dragged into some back alleys, but it always emerges stronger. And I imagine it looks kind of like this pendant. Maybe you can relate.

The one-half inch pendant is made of lightly oxidized fine silver (99.9%) and, with its companion rhodonite briolette, hangs from an 18" sterling silver snake chain with toggle clasp, both heavily oxidized for contrast.