Obsidian Necklaces

A Pixiu (貔貅) coiled around a ring of black obsidian, carved edge to edge. Obsidian is volcanic glass, born of fire and cooled in an instant. Long worn for protection and grounding, it is the stone reached for when the day pulls in too...

A small bottle of obsidian, made to hold the scent you wear. Obsidian is volcanic glass, worn for grounding and protection for as long as people have carried stone. Here it is hollowed into a vial on a 65cm gold chain, with a secure...

Obsidian, cut into clean geometric facets. Volcanic glass formed when molten rock meets cold air, obsidian has been worn for grounding and protection for as long as people have carried stone. This version trades the carved figures for a simple faceted form, the kind...

A pixiu carved in matte obsidian, hung on an adjustable beaded cord. The pixiu (貔貅) is the wealth guardian of Chinese feng shui, a winged creature said to feed on gold and silver and, having no way to let it out, to keep every...

An obsidian octagon, the taiji at its centre and the eight trigrams around it. The bagua is the guarding symbol of feng shui, eight trigrams set around the still point where yin turns into yang. Carved in obsidian it borrows the stone's own reputation,...

A wolf's fang carved in obsidian, a dragon's head cut into the root. A wolf tooth has been worn in China for luck and protection since long before anyone carved one from stone, a hunter's token handed to children to keep them bold. This...

The Buddha in profile, carved into a slab of black obsidian. Obsidian is volcanic glass, formed where molten rock meets cold air, and long kept for grounding and protection. Carved with the face of Shakyamuni, eyes lowered and mouth at rest, it is worn...

Half a face of the Buddha, carved into obsidian clear enough to see through. Ice obsidian is the translucent form of the volcanic glass, smoky brown where ordinary obsidian is black, and it is carved thin here so the light comes through the cheek....

The guardian buddha for your birth year, carved in obsidian. In Chinese Buddhist tradition each of the twelve animals is watched over by one of eight figures: Thousand-armed Guan Yin for the rat, Akasagarbha for the ox and tiger, Manjushri for the rabbit, Samantabhadra...

The guardian buddha for your birth year, carved in obsidian. In Chinese Buddhist tradition each of the twelve animals is watched over by one of eight figures: Thousand-armed Guan Yin for the rat, Akasagarbha for the ox and tiger, Manjushri for the rabbit, Samantabhadra...

The guardian buddha for your birth year, carved in obsidian. In Chinese Buddhist tradition each of the twelve animals is watched over by one of eight figures: Thousand-armed Guan Yin for the rat, Akasagarbha for the ox and tiger, Manjushri for the rabbit, Samantabhadra...

The guardian buddha for your birth year, carved in obsidian. In Chinese Buddhist tradition each of the twelve animals is watched over by one of eight figures: Thousand-armed Guan Yin for the rat, Akasagarbha for the ox and tiger, Manjushri for the rabbit, Samantabhadra...