Ashes Brooch / Pendant
Brass | Silver | Raw Hypersthene | Cubic Zirconia
 
Created in the stillness that follows flame, the Ashes Brooch / Pendant is a reflective companion to the Camp Fire Pendant — a piece that honours not the blaze itself, but the quiet, transformative beauty of what remains. Crafted in response to the campfires of Highfield Park, this dual-wear piece captures the essence of renewal rising from charred earth.
 
Formed from a fusion of warm brass and cool silver, the design mirrors the contrast between firelight and soot. At its centre lies a raw hypersthene, untouched and natural, with a deep, velvety sheen reminiscent of cooled charcoal — grounding the piece in the organic textures of the post-fire landscape. Opposing this, a precision-cut Asscher cubic zirconia is set into the form like a fragment of light — a symbol of new life emerging through the shadows.
 
The Asscher cut, known for its depth and clarity, channels the first glint of hope that surfaces after devastation — deliberate, geometric, and radiant against the textured, hand-wrought metal. Every mark on the surface, every choice in material, speaks to the tension between destruction and creation.
 
Whether worn as a brooch or pendant, the Ashes piece serves as a quiet monument to resilience — forged in reflection, formed by fire, and guided by the enduring beauty that follows.