Monthly Archives: November 2022

Jewelry Made during a Hurricane

Winters in Florida are usually very pleasant.. Recently we had to deal with the uncertainty of Tropical Storm (later Cat 1 Hurricane) Nicole, as it hit the east coast of Florida. While “sheltering in place”, I had the opportunity to create some Pendants while watching the Weather Channel. 

“Windy Beach” was created while storm force winds shook our RV. You can actually see some of the flying pieces of Spanish Moss. This “Moss” was everywhere. It’s not really moss, but you can look it up on line if you wish. Owyhee Picture Jasper.

It seemed like forever for this storm to finally make landfall in south Florida. Fortunately this was well south of us, but we did feel the effects in Jacksonville, with storm surge, beach erosion and two days of steady rain and wind. Owning a big RV gives us some feeling of security. If the power goes off, we still have a generator, in case it’s needed. We have water and food; we have each other. For “medicinal purposes’ we have adult beverages in the fridge. The locals say it’s no big deal, unless mandatory evacuations are ordered (in which case we pack up and move the house). Luckily November hurricanes have been uncommon.

A beautiful Petoskey Stone pendant in Rose Gold and Argentium Sterling was named “Gray Skies” The large species reminded me of Nicole, a very large storm. A slight maroon tinge adds rarity to this particular species (Hexagonaria Anna). Anna is one of the two largest species of Hexagonaria. Anna is an unusual find, especially a perfectly patterned specimen with coloration..
This very unusual Painted Lake Superior Agate sported a blue-gray base with orange blotches. I called this “Weather Radar“. It resembled the some of the radar images on the Weather Channel.
This striking Pudding Stone brought to mind the “Scattered Debris” left behind by Nicole.
“Coming Ashore” seemed the perfect name for this Lake Superior Amethyst Laker.
This Michipicoten Agate was aptly named “Storm Surge”.

Rain for two solid days, and steady 45 MPH winds shook the RV.  We pulled the slides in and hunkered down. It was an especially good time to make up some hurricane jewelry. I was not rushed or stressed, but I was inspired to create some storm related jewelry art. This also took my mind off of the remote posssibilty of Biblical flooding, or a tree falling on the bus. Fortunately the latter never happened, but great pieces of jewelry were created.  I decided to give each piece a Storm-related name.

Some of our “Snowbird” jewelry. These Pendants are a cross between Florida and the Great Lakes region. Michigan’s State Gemstone, the Isle Royale Greenstone, and a lovely Eyed Thomsonite, From Superior’s North Shore, are “hatched” in common Cockle Shells, from Florida Beaches (or what’s left of Florida Beaches). Our 5 year old Granddaughter only brings me the best Cockle’s she finds.

All my new “Hurricane” jewelry will be available on this website, or available in our show inventory. If you call us, We can help you obtain any of these pendants. If a pendant is posted on one of our websites, it will link when you “click” on the picture.