Jill Garber
Rectangle freshwater pearl frop earrings with kingman turquoise beading
Fine Jewelry
• sterling silver with yellow gold vermeil
• freshwater pearl and kingman turquoise
• hand made in the USA
• Original Jill Garber Design
• freshwater pearl and kingman turquoise
• hand made in the USA
• Original Jill Garber Design
MICROMOSAICS ARE A TYPE OF MOSAIC CREATED FROM TINY FRAGMENTS OF GLASS, CALLED TESSERAE. THE TESSERAE ARE MOSAIC PIECES MADE FROM AN OPAQUE VITREOUS GLASS OR ENAMEL IN A MULTITUDE...
MICROMOSAICS ARE A TYPE OF MOSAIC CREATED FROM TINY FRAGMENTS OF GLASS,
CALLED TESSERAE. THE TESSERAE ARE MOSAIC PIECES MADE FROM AN OPAQUE
VITREOUS GLASS OR ENAMEL IN A MULTITUDE OF COLORS CALLED SMALTO. THE SMALTO IS
PULLED INTO RODS OR THREADS, CALLED FILATI (SPUN ENAMEL), AND THEN LEFT TO COOL.
AFTER COOLING, IT IS CUT INTO HUNDREDS OF MINUTE CUBES OR TESSERAE AND
ARRANGED ON A COPPER OR GOLD TRAY TO CREATE A SCENE, PORTRAIT, OR LANDSCAPES
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