Tarata copper necklace Necklaces is carved organically by hand

is carved organically by hand and cast using the lost-wax process

The colours also reference the NZ flag

so I have bathed the whale in a diamond shaped jewel of blue light

or tears of grief

Tarata copper necklace Necklaces is carved organically by handTarata copper necklace by New Zealand jeweller Duncan MacKay 35mm copper leaf on a 450mm sterling silver chain Duncan Mackays passion and craft as a jeweller springs from his twin interests in scientific curiosity and meditative enquiry. Each piece is lovingly handcrafted, scribed, sawn, smoothed, sanded, stamped and soldered, filed, folded and etched with designs derived from our exquisitely beautiful world.