This pendant was created through experimentation!

It is cut out of a slab of porcelain that had underglazes printed on it (using my own personal method for printing on clay, involving paper & a spoon!)

⊛ This pendant (along with the other ones) was made with the purpose of being a stylish “fidget necklace”.
⊛ Each one was created & manipulated with the idea of “tacticality” (which is, apparently, not a word, but I have been & will be using it anyway).
⊛ The front of this pendant has glazed dots outlining the edges, with two clear-glazed rectangles.
⊛ The sides have been glazed black.
⊛ The back is unglazed & has been sanded down, leaving the clay smooth to the touch.

Why make this?

I’ve worn a necklace regularly since grade school (at least) & I monkey with it throughout the day. I’m very tactile-sensitive myself, & have a variety of necklaces that have different feels, & will usually choose which necklace I’ll wear that day based on what my fingertips want to feel — smoothness? Roughness? Another sort of texture? A mix?

Recently, I finished a mug for a customer & decorated part of it with small dots of glaze. The dots created a bumpy texture against the bare clay body. It was a WONDERFUL FEELING. All I could think was, “I want to carry this mug around everywhere for the sole purpose of touching these dots”.

So then I thought, “well… why not make pendants with these dots?”
…which then turned into a bunch of touch-experiment pendants consisting of various textures.

So you can fidget with ~style~

On another note…
This pendant, along with the others list in my shop, are all cut from the same “cloth” — in this case, the same slab.
In the beginning, each pendant fit together perfectly like a puzzle, as I cut them all at the same time from the same slab of porcelain.
After they were all cut, each piece was individually manipulated & refined to create the shape that it now is.
Each piece cut from the slab influenced the next — each one was (& still is) a puzzle piece.

Each person who owns one of these necklaces is connected.

You can also slip the pendant off the chain provided & onto your own personal chain. Regardless, the 18” cable chain comes with your purchase!

To preserve the integrity of the chain provided, do not wear whilst showering, swimming, or exercising.
Keep in a dry place; avoid keeping the necklace in a room with high humidity, such as the bathroom.
If the chain becomes wet, simply dry it.

*The chain is silver-plated copper.