Tamar Second
LIght Studio
Stories
Studio Stories
Second Light is the second chapter of my Tamar collection, a set of pastel gemstone pieces each made once and never repeated. These are the stories behind the necklaces: the stones, the bench moments, and the small accidents that made each one itself.
How a Name Comes to a One-of-a-Kind Piece: The Fairy Dynamite Story
A pastel opal-and-topaz cluster, named by the community that watched it come together.
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The Stone That Sat in My Drawer for Years: An Amethyst Stalactite Necklace
A Tucson geode slice, years in a drawer, grown into a one-of-a-kind pastel cluster.
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The Choker That Floats: A Rainbow Moonstone Story
A rainbow moonstone cluster wound up one side of the base so it floats at the throat.
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The Ovals That Found a New Home: A Vermeil Collar Necklace
Rehomed gold vermeil ovals, a mixed-beryl cluster, and angel-wing baroque pearls.
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Fairy Dynamite's Sister: A Rainbow Pearl Lariat
A hand-bailed grey pearl lariat threaded through a gold vermeil oval, finished with an unplanned second drop.
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The Wire That Found a Home Twice: Green Amethyst Hoops and Their Necklace
Orphaned square wire that found a home twice, as geometric hoops and a three-oval necklace.
Read the storyEach piece is built once. When it sells, it is gone.