Fez earcreeper in 9ct yellow gold set with facetted bright sky blue topaz. Inspired by the great historic tannery pools of Fez reached by the meandering path through the medina. From the journey to Morocco.
There is a fascination with the medinas of Morocco and the meandering alleyways of Fez. It was early one morning when I had gone down to the tanneries and sat drinking mint tea that, sketch book in hand, I dreamt up my Fez earrings. The row of facetted stones, varying in size like the tannery pools, curls around the ear like the swirling paths through the medina.
Topaz is an aluminium fluoro-hydroxyl-silicate that occurs in large crystals, mostly in Brazil. Glowing with the gift of healing, a blue topaz (the birthstone for November) is said to help your mind and body feel restored, a symbol of friendship, love, honesty, and fidelity. While a golden yellow topaz, permeated with healing warmth and life like the dazzling sun, will rejuvenate both your mind and body. Highly protective, the magic set within these stones is believed to make the wearer invisible to danger.
All Cassandra Goad Jewellery is designed and made in our workshops in London.
Ever in search of the unusual and rare, Cassandra travels the world to source beautiful gemstones, either in the rough or cut form.
The craftsman works as an artist recreating the design in metal. The jewel is then mounted, assayed, polished and set.