gemhenge, fine wire-wrapped jewelry by Tristan Dunn

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THIS PIECE WON 2ND PLACE IN THE PRESTIGIOUS 2019 SAUL BELL JEWELRY DESIGN AWARDS “Emerging Jewelry Artist 22 Years of Age or Younger”

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DESCRIPTION: Necklace pendant

DIMENSIONS: 2” x 2.7”; 5.1 cm x 6.9 cm

MATERIALS: Fine silver wire, 1 tanzanite, 30 amethysts, 12 peridot.

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DESCRIPTION: a geometric honeycomb yoni nebula

DIMENSIONS: 1.2” x 2.9”; 3 cm x 7.4 cm

MATERIALS: 9 Ethiopian opals, with 1 rhodolite garnet, 2 tanzanites, and 3 amethysts, in silver and gold wire.

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DESCRIPTION: One of my most intricate creations, using thinner gauges of wire and more dense patterns than usual, I really wanted the energy of this tree of life pendant to feel alive, and in a royal frame.

DIMENSIONS: 2” x 1.7” (5.1cm x 4.3cm)

MATERIALS: 1 Herkimer diamond (self mined), fine silver wire, 14kt gold wire

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DESCRIPTION: Tree of life inside of a dreamcatcher…atop amethysts in a seed of life design, underneath one flawless and natural Herkimer diamond crystal. An effort to combine multiple meaningful symbols, harmoniously.

DIMENSIONS: 1.6” x 2”; 4.1 cm x 5.1 cm

MATERIALS: 12 amethysts, 1 Herkimer diamond, silver, blackened silver, and 14k yellow gold.

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DESCRIPTION: This amulet is my most high end creation to date, featuring over 1 ounce of solid 18kt gold, 42 emeralds, and 1 natural, completely flawless Herkimer Diamond


DIMENSIONS: 3” x 2.2” x 0.4” (7.6cm x 5.6cm x 1cm)


MATERIALS: 1 Herkimer Diamond, 42 emeralds, 18kt gold wire.

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DESCRIPTION: I designed the lion to honor the radiant wisdom of the Rastafari beliefs. The lion represents full empowerment, connection with nature, protection, and fierce love.

Featuring his meal of an Ethiopian opal, to pay respect to the source of Rastafari way and colors. The Ethiopian flag is represented in this piece by the red sapphire in the third eye, the emerald eyes, the yellow sapphires in the ears, one black diamond in the nose, the garnets around the head, and the blue star sapphire in the center of his mind connects with the current Ethiopian flag, the addition of the blue circle with a white star in the middle.

I intend only to pay respect to the original cultural connections to the rasta philosophies, and to write ode in wire to the truth and beauty they carry.

DIMENSIONS: 2.6” x 1.5”; 6.6 cm x 3.8 cm

MATERIALS: Ethiopian opal, red sapphire, emeralds, yellow sapphires, black diamond, garnets, blue star sapphire

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DESCRIPTION: I picked a leaf off a tree from within my dreams, and woke up with a design ready in my head. I got right to work to recreate what I saw. The leaf was blue and purple, with glowing gold light pulsing through black space.

DIMENSIONS: 1.2” x 2”; 3 cm x 5.1 cm

MATERIALS: oxidized silver, 14kt yellow gold fill, 1 amethyst, 9 blue topaz

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DESCRIPTION: Meaning “sudden enlightenment,” the sudden attainment of wisdom and compassion. A piece inspired by the teachings of Zen Buddhism.

DIMENSIONS: 2.7” x 6”; 6.9 cm x 15.2 cm

MATERIALS: 1 Herkimer diamond, 1 amethyst, 4 green garnets, 2 sapphires, 1 jeremejevite, 1 purple apatite, 12 labradorites, 2 raw diamonds, 2 black spinel, 1 moon quartz, 1 moldavite, 2 black spinel, 1 star sapphire, 1 amethyst.
Fine silver, 14kt white gold.

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DESCRIPTION: I used 21 of the most vibrant gems in my collection to bring her to life.

DIMENSIONS: 1.9” x 2.8”; 4.8 cm x 7.1 cm

MATERIALS: From top to bottom there is amethyst, tourmaline, 2 tanzanites, 12 garnets, 2 more tanzanites, iolite, moldavite, and amethyst again, all set together firmly by 142 total fine silver and 14kt yellow gold wires.

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DESCRIPTION: Inspired the number 12 for symmetry, and its connection to Zodiac charts and certain astrological traditions.

DIMENSIONS: 1.7” x 2.1”; 4.3 cm x 5.3 cm

MATERIALS: Made from fine silver, 14kt yellow gold fill, 14kt rose gold fill, 1 blue apatite, 1 amethyst, and 2 tanzanites. 

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DESCRIPTION: Inspired by the colors of springtime, and the enchantment of the fairy realms.

DIMENSIONS: 1.6” x 2.3”; 4.1 cm x 5.8 cm

MATERIALS: Crafted from fine silver, amethyst, peridot, yellow sapphire, pink tourmaline, and blue zircon.

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DESCRIPTION: This design is intended to represent a dreamcatcher within the cosmic egg.

DIMENSIONS: 1.2” x 2.2”; 2.8 cm x 5.6 cm

MATERIALS: Silver, 14k yellow gold fill, labradorite, tanzanite, and opal.

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DESCRIPTION: I plucked this fungus from the forest floor of my imagination for you to consume with your eyes.
This pendant features a 3D tree of life inside, connecting to the mushroom frame all around, holding a Herkimer diamond in the center of the cap.

DIMENSIONS: 3.2” x 1.8” x 1.8” (8.1cm x 4.6cm x 4.6cm)

MATERIALS: 6 opals, 1 Herkimer diamond, fine silver wire, 14kt gold fill wire

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DESCRIPTION: Inspired by the trees of the North Carolina mountains forests; the colors are in the order of the chakras.

DIMENSIONS: 1.2” x 1.7”; 3 cm x 4.3 cm

MATERIALS: Oxidized fine silver, 14k yellow gold fill, 14k rose gold fill, purple sapphire, raw tanzanite crystal, and blue sapphire.

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DESCRIPTION: Features a glass anatomical heart made by the master Nelson Doty, and a solid gold nugget.

DIMENSIONS: 2.2” x 4.1”; 5.6 cm x 10.4 cm

MATERIALS: Fine silver and 14k yellow gold fill; glass heart and solid gold nugget.

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DESCRIPTION: This piece was inspired by the iconic primordial symbol known as the Flower of Life.

DIMENSIONS: 2” across; 5.1 cm

MATERIALS: 42 amethysts, oxidized silver wire

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DESCRIPTION: Inspired by the play of light on flowing water, and to employ a color scheme that conveys the peacefulness of flowering water.

DIMENSIONS: 1.6” x 3”; 4.1 cm x 7.6”

MATERIALS: silver, 14k yellow gold, 2 moldavites, 1 blue zircon, 12 amethysts, 7 tanzanites, 1 purple apatite, 1 ajoite.

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DESCRIPTION: Created as a gift for my mother, who lives where Herkimer diamonds are found; she also loves trees. I also incorporated both of our birthstones.

DIMENSIONS: 3.1” x 1.6”; 7.9 cm x 4.1 cm

MATERIALS: Featuring one sapphire, one opal, one Herkimer diamond, and six amethysts.

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DIMENSIONS: 1.2” x 2”; 3 cm x 5.1 cm

MATERIALS: 9 London blue topaz and 14kt yellow gold

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DESCRIPTION: “The Healer” was fully improvised from start to finish, there were no drawings or calculators to guide the process, so that intuition could be a third hand guiding in the designing process. She is the distillation of the sum of my meditations on my own healing journey, of physical, emotional, and spiritual growth. The peace I have found on my path is deeply woven into her composition.

Her wings are infinitely accepting and open, her heart shines outwards equally in all directions. Her gaze is unconditional, she sees you with no judgment, only love and wonder, her mind and knowledge are ancient, her crown connects her to fountains of higher wisdom, and her third eye empowers her intuition. At the bottom, the sunstone contains and permeates all of that symbolism.

A collaborative pendant/amulet design with the incredible gem cutter K.j. Card, who faceted the radiant red sunstone at the very bottom, and the luminous tanzanite in her third eye. Look closely at the magical details of each! 

DIMENSIONS: 4.1” x 5.8”; 10.4 cm x 14.7 cm

MATERIALS: There are 62 stones, weaved together tightly by exactly 444 total silver wires. From top to bottom the gems set are:
4 amethysts as her crown, a seed mandala with 12 more amethysts, 6 iolites within that, and above and outside of the circle is 2 tanzanites, 6 apatites, and 2 more tanzanites, 6 moonstones in her horns, the fantasy cut tanzanite, 2 moldavite eyes, 2 rhodolite garnet earrings, an iolite mouth, a rose quartz heart, and in her wings there are 6 rhodolite garnets, 6 iolites, 2 amethysts, and 2 tanzanites.
Lastly there is the stunning 10.6 carat sunstone custom carved for this extensive project.

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DESCRIPTION: I love to combine sacred symbols, the more the merrier. So for this piece I combined the ancient Hamsa symbol with an interior Tree of Life and Triple Goddess symbols as well. My intention was to amplify their meanings.

DIMENSIONS: 2.8”x 2.1” (7.1cm x 5.3cm)

MATERIALS: 1 amethyst, 1 blue sapphire, oxidized fine silver wire, rose gold fill wire, yellow gold fill wire

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DESCRIPTION: The symbol for the anahata, the heart chakra symbol.

DIMENSIONS: 2” x 2.2”; 5.1 cm x 5.6 cm

MATERIALS: Silver, oxidized silver, peridot.

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DESCRIPTION: One of the smaller pendants i’ve made, but with just as much passion and cleanliness as the others.

DIMENSIONS: 1.4” x 1.2" (3.6cm x 3cm)

MATERIALS: 1 amethyst, fine silver wire, 14kt gold wire

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DESCRIPTION: Delicate but strong silver bracelet set symmetrically with amethysts.

DIMENSIONS: fit for a women’s medium wrist

MATERIALS: silver, 4 amethysts

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DESCRIPTION: Custom necklace & earrings set.

DIMENSIONS: 0.8”; 2 cm

MATERIALS: Silver and 14k gold. 18 emeralds.