There is a kind of clarity that is not the same as loudness.
Not the clarity of a proclamation. Not the clarity of certainty about everything. The clarity of still water — where you can see all the way to the bottom, and what you see there is simply what is there, not distorted, not dramatized. Just true.
This is what aquamarine carries.
The necklace is delicate: small aquamarine beads in ice blue, each one a slightly different depth of color — some nearly clear, some holding a stronger blue, the variation creating a strand that looks like a line of still water at different depths. Gold spacers appear at intervals, creating a quiet rhythm. A single aquamarine sphere rests at the center with pearl accents on either side — the focal point of the piece, cooler and slightly more saturated than the surrounding beads.
Aquamarine is a variety of beryl — the same mineral family as emerald — colored blue by traces of iron. The name comes from the Latin aqua marina: sea water. It has been found in the cargo of ancient Roman ships, carved into amulets by sailors who believed it would orient them when the horizon disappeared. Egyptian artisans set it into jewelry intended for long journeys. Medieval texts describe it as a stone that clarifies thought and gives the wearer confidence to say what is true.
What all these traditions were reaching for, across different centuries and different coastlines, is the same thing: the quality of mind that allows you to navigate complicated water without losing your direction.
You might recognize that quality. It is the feeling of knowing what you actually think, beneath the noise of everything you are supposed to think. It is the moment when the right words finally come.
Aquamarine, resting at the collarbone, just below the throat. There is something right about the placement.
Aquamarine beaded strand with central aquamarine sphere and pearl accents. Adjustable clasp. Approximately 38-42cm.
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