Pendant "Tori"

I've never been to Japan, but I've read and watched a lot about it. Each author of the information sees this country from different angles. For some, it is the flowering of sakura and Fujiyama, for others it is the leading positions in the field of technology, but it is closer to me to consider Japan from the side of life, lifestyle, traditions and relationships.

This aspect of the issue is closer to me in spirit - calm, non-confrontational, aimed at socialization and nature.

Inspired by this, I created this project.

What does the name mean - Tori (鳥 "bird" in Japanese). If you look at the pattern of the fan element, you can see a flowering branch, only a chirping bird on this branch is missing for the liveliness of the drawing.

Visually, the pendant is presented from two main elements: an unfolded fan with a pattern made in two main techniques. Embroidery with beads and stiff piping and a square harness, partially sewn to the embroidered base.

The second element is silk obsidian. In the simplest frame - embroidery. The main bead is a matte black TOHO 15, chosen in order to highlight obsidian. The stone itself shimmers with a noble reflection of silk, which contrasts with the beads.



These two elements are connected by "cat's eye" beads, synthetic. This is done more for the reliability of the design, since if you connect just a corner, the pendant turns out (in my opinion) unreliable and there is a possibility of curvature of the structure.

The pendant turned out to be small, like all my works.

The reverse side of the pendant, or rather the embroidered elements, is black leather. The pendant is suspended on two pairs of chains - black and gold. Each pair of chains has a length of 22,5 cm, excluding the clasp. But there is also an additional 5 cm extension chain, which allows you to adjust the size of the girth around the neck.

Materials used: TOHO 15 beads, white matte and black matte, TOHO cube 4 mm (two beads for connecting the pendant with a chain), golden-colored buzzer, two beads 5 mm synthetic cat's eye, silk obsidian.