Swirl Pendant, Liz Oppenheim, sterling silver, Plum Bottom Gallery

Swirl Pendant

Liz Oppenheim

This necklace is created with a Japanese technique called mitsuro. Liz Oppenheim sculpts with the wax in meditative process. The wax is warmed to body temperature in the hands until it becomes pliable, and then gently stretched like taffy. This stretching creates the finely grooved texture, called hikime.

The unpredictability of the process brings an aliveness to both the process of creation and the finished product.  The finished pieces explore the simplicity of natural forms, and the process of pattern formation in nature.

Chain length: 16''-18''

Pendent: .5''

See it in person! This item is available at the following location:

Plum Bottom Road

$170

Shipping and Return Information

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Total Order

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Up to $50

$10

$50.01–$100

$14

$100.01–$150

$18

$150.01–$200

$22

$200.01–$250

$26

$250.01–$500

$32

$500.01–$1,000

$50

$1,000.01–$2,000

$75

Over $2,000

$125

Jewelry

$8 for the first item, $2 for each additional item. If your order includes both jewelry and other items, it will be calculated under Standard Shipping.

Fine Jewelry

All fine jewelry is shipped as a signature required and insured package via UPS for $95, $10 for each additional item.

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4999 Plum Bottom Road
Egg Harbor, WI 54209

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About the Artist

Liz Oppenheim

Liz Oppenheim

Since 2008, Liz Oppenheim has been creating organic jewelry in gold and silver using a traditional Japanese hand-sculpting technique. The masters are created using a sculpting wax called mitsuro - a mixture of organic beeswax and pine resin cooked in her studio.

Sculpting with the wax is a meditative and process driven activity, and many new pieces result from direct experimentation with the wax. The wax is warmed to body temperature in the hands until it becomes pliable, and then gently stretched like taffy. This stretching creates the finely grooved texture, called hikime.

The unpredictability of the process brings an aliveness to both the process of creation and the finished product.  The finished pieces explore the simplicity of natural forms, and the process of pattern formation in nature.

Small Twist Hoops

Small Twist Hoops

Sterling Silver

by Liz Oppenheim

$180

Wide Entwined Ring, Size 7

Wide Entwined Ring, Size 7

Sterling Silver, Size 7

by Liz Oppenheim

$210

Swirl Pendant

Swirl Pendant

Sterling Silver

by Liz Oppenheim

$170

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