She took a while...

This is a rather large piece, and she was a bit of trouble, but she's finally finished...

Introducing "Kate":

"Kate" - Sterling & Fine Silver with a Green Moss Agate

Like almost all of my pieces, Kate was made with a backless bezel.  Since this stone is translucent in places the color behind the stone will influence how she appears. The "frame" is made from 6 gauge 1/2 round Sterling wire, very hefty/sturdy stuff...

Some of the challenge comes from the fact that I'm soldering lightweight items (bezel wire) to heavyweight items, and it can cause the lightweight items to melt -or- earlier solder joints to shift -or- ...

Additionally, since there's no back everything is soldered to the bezel & so the solder joints can impact how well I can set the stone (so I must be very careful)...

I worked on this girl off & on for about 2 weeks, typical for a piece with these characteristics... once again I had to remind myself that I need to strive for Excellence not Perfection...

And now for her closeup...