Two elongated cushion-cut kunzites, each framed in a teardrop of recycled 14k gold-filled metal, sit at the heart of this pink kunzite choker necklace, a statement collar by Denver jewelry artist Andrea Li. The kunzite carries a peachy-pink glow and exceptional clarity.

Around them, a cluster of topaz, morganite, aquamarine, rose quartz and Akoya keshi pearls rises in volume toward the collarbones, so the color gathers where a neckline opens. It is a pastel choker built as wearable sculpture, one of a kind.

If a choker this full makes you wonder whether wire can carry it, here is what holds it. The frame is made of curved forms soldered together at precise angles, a structure strong enough to support the weight of the stones while staying light to the eye.

Wear it with a strapless dress or an open collar and let the cluster stand alone.

Formed once at her Denver bench and never repeated: for the collector who wants a piece no one else owns.

This piece has found its home. If it speaks to you, I can make something in its spirit.

Made for a neckline that wants one clean line of gold and a flash of color, this blue topaz choker suspends three faceted blue topaz in an open pendant, framed by 14k gold-filled paperclip chains. It is a wire choker pared down to its structure: minimal at a glance, bold once it is on.

A wire choker formed as a perfect circle gaps and tilts, because a neck is not a perfect circle. This one is shaped by hand from heavy-gauge recycled 14/20k gold-filled wire, worked on an anvil to follow the natural curves of the neck and collarbone. Each topaz is turned so its flattest facet faces the back and rests against your skin instead of floating away from it, and the connector loops were adjusted until the pendant hangs straight on your centerline.

Wear it with a crew neck, an open collar or a bare shoulder. It pairs with the Oval Chain Link Drop Gemstone Earrings, which share its open shapes and paperclip chain.

One of a kind, made once by Andrea Li in her Denver studio for the Pastel Gemstone Jewelry collection: for the woman who leads all day and still wants to feel feminine.