This walnut glows. If you've seen walnut furniture, you'll recognize this color, but you might notice these aren't the same texture. Walnut has big pores. Furniture makers typically fill these pores with a mixture of sawdust and a kind of glue in order to create a perfectly smooth surface. My approach is to let wood be itself, and foreground that species' unique properties rather than turning it into a commodity. The chatoyance, or the kind of iridescent-holographic effect, is so much fun to bring out particularly in walnut. Leaving the pores as they are further suggests to the eye the depth of the walnut grain, and the fascinating relationship of the cellular structure to light.
All of which pairs oh so nicely with hefty silver hardware. Unexpected shapes in an unexpected design will catch different kinds of light differently throughout your day. These have an unfussy movement to them, and are absolutely regal.
Sterling silver chain with hand rubbed tung oil finish.
Walnut Square Sparklers
The chain fringes are a thickly plated sterling silver, and these are long enough that they'll likely brush your neck. If you are dancing up a good sweat with these, and I sure hope you do, make sure they're dry before you put them away. Gently rubbing the chain down with an anti-tarnish cloth will also help after they're dry. If they do tarnish, I've designed them so that the chain should have enough play that you can get most of it into any of the dozen DIY methods of polishing silver without having to get the wood wet. The tung oil finish will stand up to a lot but not to prolongued immersion. Let me know if you need help!
