{"product_id":"sunline-michelle-jameson-stamped-navajo-pearls","title":"Sunline Michelle Jameson Stamped Navajo Pearls","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSUNLINE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichelle Jameson · Hand-Stamped Navajo Pearls · Sterling Silver · 22” · 74g\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt first these look like beautiful, classic Navajo pearls.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd then you get close.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEvery bead has its own little stamped burst at the ends\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, repeated bead after bead until this incredibly simple silver necklace suddenly has rhythm. The dark oxidation settles into the stamping while the bodies of the beads stay bright and reflective.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is Michelle Jameson doing exactly what makes handmade Navajo pearls worth collecting: taking an object that could be completely uniform and leaving evidence of the hand everywhere.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHence the name: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSunline.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eARTIFACT REGISTRY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArtifact:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Sunline\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaker:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Michelle Jameson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Diné (Navajo), Gallup, New Mexico\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Sterling silver\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eForm:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Hand-stamped Navajo pearl necklace\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLength:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 22 inches 12mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 74 grams\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClosure:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Hook and eye\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCollector’s Gallery Value:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e$1950\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCURATOR’S FIELD OBSERVATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe clever part is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewhere she put the decoration\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInstead of covering the broad face of every pearl with stamping, Jameson concentrates these little radiating marks around the openings. Once the beads are strung together, every junction becomes a dark sunburst.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSo the pattern isn’t really on the individual bead.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt appears between the beads.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat’s such a tiny decision, and it changes the entire strand.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eERIC’S NOTES FROM THE FIELD\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI have become increasingly obsessed with Navajo pearls because the really good ones teach you very quickly that \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esimple and easy are not remotely the same thing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwenty-two inches of silver beads sounds straightforward.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThen Michelle Jameson individually makes the damn things, stamps those tiny sunbursts around every end, oxidizes them so the pattern pops, and somehow gets the entire strand to behave like one continuous object.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQuiet from ten feet away. Ridiculous when you get close.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hespera Jewelry Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47848431321265,"sku":null,"price":1495.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0153\/9641\/files\/Sunline_Michelle_Jameson_Stamped_Navajo_Pearls.webp?v=1786817817","url":"https:\/\/hespera.com\/products\/sunline-michelle-jameson-stamped-navajo-pearls","provider":"Hespera Jewelry Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}