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Michele Foster
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Libertad!, the designs of Michelle Foster, have become some of our favorites.
Now we drive 7 hours to the San Mateo trade shows, just to shop with this artist!
Read more about her in "Greet Our Designers".
Each piece incorporates combinations of turquoise, spiny oyster, serpentine, lapis, sugulite,
red coral and more - all hand set in sterling silver, and each piece is signed. You'll find no composites or faux stones in this collection! Opals, however, are a different thing altogether- Ms. Foster's latest designs incorporate lots of opals, both genuine and laboratory created- the latter are more within our price range and more, sparkly, too!
Please notice that I've used the same 1" Map Pins in each photograph to provide you an impression of size, avoiding the necessity of measurements for each individual piece.
Click "Meet Our Designers" for an introduction to Michelle Foster and the other artists NCG proudly represents.
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MF: Radiant Earrings
 Pastel yellow Mother of Pearl with bits of color radiate from tiny 8Ball's focal point.
Price: $100.00
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MF: WINNER
* Your greyhound won lots of races, or...
* He's a winner because he found a wonderful home, or...
* YOU are the winner because you adopted him/her.
No matter how you interpret it, some greyhound somewhere will benefit because Michele Foster's lovely pendant featuring "Runner" was purchased here. It's a win-win-win situation.
Including our usual 1" map pin for sizing just seemed to reduce the glamor of this extravagant pendant/broach, so here are some measurements:
The rectangular stone has 3-dimensional inclusions in a clear quartz backed with sterling, and measures 2.25" X .875" all by itself.
The entire pendant/broach, including it's curvy shell and citrine adornments, measures 3.5" in height and is 3" wide.
Uniquely stunning.
Price: $375.00
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MF: Against the Current
 Betty appears to be Swimming Against The Current on colorful ocean jasper in yet another magnificent piece of art by Michele Foster. Swirly shell and citrine in four different colors are all set in sterling.
Betty's stone measures 2.5" across and the pendant/broach measures 4" overall.
For the greyhound lover unafraid of making a bold statement!
Price: $400.00
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MF: Double Jasper Artistry
 I've always said I'm a fan of nice clean geometrics rather than "free-form" shapes. But, then, I was referring to normal flat pendants - Michele Foster's jeweled sculptures are anything but normal!
Ms. Foster's vivid imagination lends entirely new meaning to the term "free-form". Her designs are fearless, with dips and swirls, flat and round surfaces- allowing the natural form of shell or stone to shape the design- sometimes standing components on end!
This piece, 3" from point to point, employs two forms of jasper with our medium sized "Dave" stretched across Ocean Jasper, his back legs sheltered beneath a shell sun-shade.
We just had to show you views from every angle! Whoops- I didn't photograph the back which would show you that this piece has both bail for hanging and pin for wearing as a broach.
Price: $350.00
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MF: Runner
 Another of Michele Foster's stunning creations, this pendant/brooch is designed around the 2.75" centerpiece of ocean jasper in muted tones of green. Shell swirls and little branches of green stones add contrasting lightness and air to the jasper's depth, and measure almost 4" in height!
Price: $375.00
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