in the shop: stellar’s jay necklace

Posted on March 16th, 2015 by mountain girl  |  4 Comments »

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The Stellar’s Jay is my very favorite bird in our mountains!  I think they are stunning with their velvety black heads and glowing midnight blue bodies–and they are a true Rocky Mountain bird, inhabiting the entire range from British Columbia to Mexico.  They are also somewhat elusive–I’ve tried so many times to get a great picture of one, and usually end up with a streak of blue flashing by. (I did get a few “meh” shots here a couple of years ago.)

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This weekend I made a Stellar’s Jay necklace.  I used a slice of aspen branch from our mountain (probably lit upon by hundreds of Stellar’s Jays in its lifetime) and painted the bird in black and shimmery blue India inks.

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The wood is soaked in natural tung oil to bring out the richness of the grain.  I really love that it has a translucent glow when I hold it up to the light.

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You can find this necklace at Poco Leon Studio!

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4 Responses to “in the shop: stellar’s jay necklace”

  1. Yanic says on March 16th, 2015 at 11:30 am :

    Oh my, that is beautiful! We get so many blue jays here. Reminds me of home. I need to set up a little “Mia’s Shop Fund” and just order a few of your pieces, I swear!

  2. mountain girl says on March 16th, 2015 at 11:34 am :

    Haha! Glad you like it!

  3. Mimi says on March 17th, 2015 at 9:18 am :

    OM goodnesss! Just EXQUISITE and very pretty on you!

  4. mountain girl says on March 17th, 2015 at 10:04 am :

    Thanks, Mama!