Anne Arden McDonald Jewelry

The first thing I ever cast was orange and grapefruit seeds for the floor of my installation in Milan, then I cast the apple seed ring, and I started thinking about rings as small pieces of wearable art. I wanted to make rings with content, pieces that would be intimate and symbolic to the wearer, which was something I didn't see in the world around me. I hope you enjoy them.

Prices: Most rings are $100 each (heavier items and larger sizes are $130), buttons are $50 each, and all earrings, necklaces, and cufflinks are $180 (heavier items are $200). All of the prices are for the pieces in silver, the price for gold plated would be more, and the price for solid gold would be related to the market price of the gold.

Also a disclaimer: All of the pieces have a handmade quality, and some of them are not completely round, so some of the sizes are an educated guess.

Retail Stores:

Etsy Store

Pip Sqeak Chapeau
99 Franklin Street
Brooklyn NY
718-383-8029

Christopher 19
19 Christopher Street
New York, NY
212-627-9159

Paxton Gate
824 Valencia St.
San Francisco, CA
415-824-1872

Paxton Gate
4204 N. Mississippi St.
Portland, OR
503-719-4508

Ironwood Collection
14 S. Broadway
Denver, CO.
720-458-0015

Renga Arts
3605 Main St.
Occidental, CA 95465
707-874-9407

Portal 108
108 Main Road
Hepburn Springs
Victoria Australia
+61 3 5348 4353

Shatzelein
1713 South 1st Street
Austin, TX
512-382-0969

Ostentatiore
11 bis, rue Elzevir
Paris, France, 75003

Still House
117 East 7th Street
NYC, NY
212-539-0200


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Seahorse Necklace

Two 5/8 inch discs with seahorses on either end of a 22 inch chain, meant to be looped and hung at varying heights—

Seahorse Cufflinks

Cufflinks are 5/8 of an inch each, soldered to swing back posts—

Green Onion Earrings

1.75 ins. in length

I pulled up green onions in central park, glued them together and cast them into silver and gold—I like that the Egyptians saw the onion as a model for the universe—

Root Earrings

2.75 ins. in length

I pulled up roots near my best friend's house in Paris, glued them together and cast them into silver and gold—

Swallow Cufflinks

Standard size, 1.6cm or 3/4 inch wide

This is one of my favorites—birds and flying have always been a metaphor for freedom for me—I feel a lot of tension living in a body that has limitations and yet has a mind that is free to dream—

Silver Coat Buttons

Size of buttons is 1 inch or 2.5 cm—

Budding Branch Earrings

3.5 ins. in length

I made these as a celebration of Spring— They are made from twigs that are just beginning to go into bud—

Gun Necklace

Gun is 4cm or 1 3/4 inch wide. Chain length is 16 inches.

Cast from a child's toy—

Bird Stamp Necklace

Pendant is 1 1/8 ins. or 3cm. wide. Chain length is 16 inches.

This is the stamp I used to use to seal my letters—

I love birds as a symbol for freedom.

Small Bird Stamp Necklace

Pendant is 5/8 inch across. See left.

Pendulum Necklace — Teardrop

Pendulum is 3.3cm or 1 1/4 inch wide. Chain length is 16 inches.

I was doing a show last Summer that involved lightness and weight, and materials that show strength and fragility—I like that these might have been used to build, and for divination, I love the shape of them, and the reference to the passing of time—

Pendulum Necklace — Teardrop (Black)

Pendulum is 3.3cm or 1 1/4 inch wide. Chain length is 16 inches.

See left—

Pendulum Necklace — Triangle

Pendulum is 3.3cm or 1 1/4 inch wide. Chain length is 16 inches.

See description above—

Scissors Necklace

22 inch chain, scissors are 3 ins. long and 1.75 wide

Paper Wasp's Nest Necklace

Chain is 19 ins.

Scapula Necklace

I suspect this bone is a scapula, which I like to think of as our leftover wings, from a time when we could fly—

Chain 8.5 ins either side, 17 ins total—

Hair Pins, Sweater, or Skirt Closers

Made from brass, 8 ins. long. Price is for one pin.

I wanted them to look like a nails, or poppies, or mushrooms—



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