Sajen Sterling Silver Goddess Carved Druzy & Druzy crystals Garnet Ring
In exceptional pre-owned condition. Adjustable band
Length: 1 1/2"
Brand/Maker: Sajen
Metal: Sterling Silver
Face Stone: Carved Druzy & Druzy crystals & Garnet
Logo/Stamp: Sajen/925
Purity: 0.925
Weight: 15 grams
Condition: No cracks, no scratches or dents.
Finish: High Polished
Original Box: Yes
Size: Adjustable
Story of Sajen Jewelry :
Offering sterling
silver hand crafted and hand finished jewelry, designed by Marianna and
Richard Jacobs and produced by master jewelers in Bali, Indonesia and
Jaipur India. The Offerings Jewelry retail store in Putney, Vermont
In
1987, newly wed Marianna and Richard Jacobs lived in a thatched roof
bamboo house in the rice paddies of Bali, Indonesia. As a graduate
student at Yale School of Art, Richard Jacobs won a Luce Scholarship to
paint and teach in Bali, Indonesia. Marianna spent the year studying
dance and working in a silver factory, creating jewelry and learning the
ancient secrets of the Balinese master silversmiths.
One of the many aspects of Balinese culture that influenced the Jacobs
was the daily tradition of making exquisite "offerings" to appease the
gods and to create balance. These "offerings" can be as simple as a few
flower petals with rice and incense in a palm leaf. For a temple
ceremony, it is common to see a line of women walking to temple with
ornate floral and fruit "offerings" stacked up to six feet high on top
of their heads. The Balinese word for "Offerings" is "Sajen" which is
the trademark of our jewelry.
The
Jacobs also work in Jaipur, India which is one of the oldest and most
respected jewelry manufacturing cities in the world. The Jacobs are very
interested in the similarities and differences between the Hindu
traditions of the Indian and Balinese cultures. In Jaipur, our jewelry
business has helped support 10 beautiful and loving adopted orphan
girls. “Being part of their lives has been the most rewarding part of
our our time in India”.
The Jacobs consider their endeavor a collaboration between themselves
as designers who hand draw every design, and the incredible jewelers in
Bali and Jaipur, as well as Mother Earth as the source of the beautiful
healing stones they use in their jewelry. Marianna's lifelong interest
in studying indigenous cultures and their spiritual and healing beliefs
informs her as a designer. She has found her knowledge of stones,
combined with ancient healing traditions from Bali, India and Peru, to
be effective and rewarding in helping others. Marianna also practices
the healing techniques of the Andean Shamans from Peru.
Marianna and Richard agree that the "Offerings" family of silversmiths
, gemstone cutters and carvers, jewelry producers, customers and
collectors, they have been fortunate to meet and work with all over the
world "have enriched our artistry and our lives"