Beachcomber 'Norfolk Pine' Pendant - Melinda Young

Made in the NSW South Coast studio of visual artist and craftsperson Melinda Young, the Beachcomber series explores the small forms found in nature.

Pendant dimensions 38mm length x 7mm width, 20mm length x 5mm width.
oxidised silver, silver chain, jade, tourmaline. 

This adjustable necklace is approx 59cm long at full length.

Melinda Young lives and works on Dharawal Country on the south coast of NSW. Her research-based practice spans jewellery, textiles, and interactive public art projects, exploring place and materiality. She combines colour and texture in combination with found and reclaimed materials objects, natural materials, precious metals and stones to produce bold, eye-catching jewellery. The tiny details of her environs, both natural and built/designed, provides a constant creative stimulus for her creative practice.  Melinda’s award-winning work has been exhibited extensively in Australia and internationally since 1997, and has been included in numerous publications and is held in public collections.