The Good Witch of Bellerive

I had the pleasure of working with a client to design a spiritual tool for her personal practice. My client brought me a twig from an old Oak tree that overlooks her home, and requested to have it turned into a wand. We developed the design sketches to incorporate Moonstone & a clear crystal Quartz point, personally mined from Hot Springs, Arkansas. After the conceptual design was finalized, I got to work at my bench.

The twig was cast into solid sterling silver & oxidized to bring out the natural texture & patterns in the wood. I created 2 intricate parts for either end of the twig, & stamped details were added to enhance the magical feeling of this piece. The 5 Moonstones on the bottom segment have been set in cardinal directions, with the Marquise shape symbolizing eyes for protection.

In all, there were three separate metal parts that were created: the setting for the Quartz crystal, the silver cast twig & the Moonstone element at the base of the wand. After completing the metalwork of each segment, the stones were set & the parts were riveted together. Lastly, I added texture to the interlocking parts to make the design look seamless, and gave it a final polish.

This creation was an absolute joy to make. I never know what custom ideas will come my way & it is one of the reasons that I love collaborating with clients to create designs that I would never do so otherwise.

If you’d like to see the process from start to finish, check out my video from instagram below.

If you are interested in working with me to design your own healing tool, get in touch HERE.