Monday, March 30, 2009
A Girl's New Best Friend: Black Coral
So I know they say diamonds are a girl's best friend, but whoever "they" are apparently have never seen black coral jewelry. Now normally I'm not the type of girl to get excited about jewelry, especially expen$sive jewelry; after a recent trip to a gallery in Maui, I've found an exception. The Black Coral jewelry of Bernard K. Passman has won my heart. He began his craft with sculpture-like works of art, combining precious metals and stones with the ebony colored deep ocean coral. Unique to Passman's work is that all of the black coral used in his pieces is naturally broken off from reefs, never being harvested from live reefs.
I personally love this jewelry because of the way the striking black coral makes the diamonds and metal really "pop." The pieces are all extremely unique and have a story from Passman's travels around the world as the inspiration for the piece. I'm really surprised that this very different jewelry isn't more popular. The only thing holding this art form back from mainstream popularity is its expensive price tag. While absolutely breathtaking, many one-of-a-kind pieces go for over $50,000. Although the bling'd out one-of-a-kind pieces cost a pretty penny, many pieces featuring black coral without too much other bling are very fairly priced.
Anyone interested in seeing some really cool and different jewelry and artwork should check out the pieces here. I already found the engagement ring and wedding band set that I PLAN on getting in the future...
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