Pitcher Plant Plique A Jour Jewelry 3D Art Pendant

This Enchanting necklace pendant was my first adventure into the fabulous 3D art of plique a jour jewelry. A pitcher plant is not the most common botanical that many jewelry artists would use as the subject of their creation. But I knew it would turn out to be a stunning necklace. 

This Enchanting Pitcher Plant Casts a Spell on its Admirers

Who knew that something so beautiful could be so wicked and beguiling? Well, the plant is anyway! The horticultural variety of the pitcher plant fools its prey. The pitcher-shaped leaves seduce insects into its realm. The plant’s purplish leaves capture the insects that find their way into the tubular leaves and then devours them. It sounds like an enchanting fairy tale to me! One with a sorcerer who casts a spell on unsuspecting intruders.

 

But that’s only the story of the plant that was my inspiration for this jeweled beauty.

Plique-a-jour is French for ‘letting in daylight’. Plique a jour is similar to cloisonné but has no backing in the final jewelry piece. In this way, light shines through the transparent or translucent enamel, creating an alluring and breathtaking jewel.

The green and purple glass effect of this enameled piece were just the beginning. I trimmed this jewel in 18K and 22K gold. Finally, I accentuated the pendant with a pistachio colored Tahitian Pearl to lend to its exquisite beauty.