This truly stunning and unique necklace features a hand painted image of a stag reaching up to the moon. I hand paint all my jewelry and then encase the painting in layers of resin. Then I turn them into pendants using an epoxy clay. The bezel is fashioned with some texture and has a faux metallic look to it. Every step is carefully crafted. Embedded in the clay is a fluorite cabochon and a ruby zoisite cabochon. For the native tribes of North America, the deer was a messenger, an animal of power, and a totem representing sensitivity, intuition and gentleness. Some groups would entrust the hunt to the deer, which was also associated with fertility. There is a Cherokee legend that tells how the deer procured its antlers after winning a race against a rabbit. The animals of the forest wanted to know which of the two was the fastest, but the rabbit cheated before the race and the deer won its antlers. This mystical forest animal necklace comes finished in a beaded style that is adjustable. I finished the look using quality string, glass beads and gemstones. There are hemimorphite and Angeline gemstones making this a unique beaded necklace. It is easily adjustable and very comfortable to wear. Definitely a great necklace for the cooler times of the year and for any forest lover, such as myself. Comes ready to wear.
