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82 Art Jewelry ■ March 2016

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AT A GLANCE

Title: Adirondack Sunset

Artist: Julie Leininger

Info: Sterling silver, Burro Creek agate; 34 mm

(about 1^3 ⁄ 8 in.) diameter

Contact: http://www.saratogajewels.com;

[email protected]

Adirondack Sunset

“I imagine myself camping lakeside with my family. The

kids are tucked in for the night, leaving behind the silence

that only a parent could appreciate. Nestled into my

fireside chair with a glass of wine, I peacefully enjoy the

view of the marshy end of the lake. The silhouette of a

lone tamarack makes a statement against the changing

sky. The silence is broken only by the crackling of the

fire as the sun slowly creeps down below the horizon,

illuminating the distant peaks.”

Julie Leininger, an environmental engineer turned

jewelry artisan, describes the vision she summoned when

she first held this agate cabochon in her hand and the

creative spark for this piece struck. Taking cues from the

cab itself, she pierced the back of the pendant to comple-

ment the beauty of the stone. And, to invite the wearer

into her vision, she added a pierced moon to the back-

plate; when the pendant is held up to a light, the moon

glows. —Annie Pennington

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