NOVICA

Garnet brooch, 'Lucky Frog' 2.5" W 1.7" L

• Handmade by Rusdiarta
• Ships from Bali within 7 days

Product Description

NOVICA, in association with National Geographic, offers thousands of limited edition and one-of-a-kind gifts, jewelry, and home decor treasures handmade by master artists and artisans throughout the world. Cheerful and beautiful, this frog seeks good fortune. Rusdiarta creates the profile in silver, adding gleaming circles. A faceted garnet centers the novel brooch. .925 rating silver Artisan Info: "I was born in a Balinese village as the second of four children. Ketut Darna is my father's name and my mother is Made Rastiti. "When I was in elementary school, my uncle, Wayan Darsa taught me how to make silver jewelry for almost a year. My father is a silversmith and has joined a group of silversmiths in our village, which aims to preserve and develop art and silver craft there. However he never wanted me to work on silver before I finished school. 'Focus and finish your studies, and then you can be whatever you want to be,' said my father. But his ultimatum couldn't stop me from learning silver craft in my spare time. "After graduating from high school I continued my studies in East Java, majoring in architectural technique for almost five years. Back to Bali in 2002, I tried to find a job in this field but never found one. Tired of being jobless for almost six months, I decided to help my parents in our art shop and started creating new designs, which I continue to do today."

Product Details

• Item Weight: 0.3 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 0.3 ounces
• ASIN: B000FESW6A
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #708,054 in Jewelry (See Top 100 in Jewelry)