I love making custom pieces, but making custom pieces for rock stars is the ultimate! Recently I had the opportunity of creating a custom piece for Jeremy Henshaw, bassist for Tulsa rockers SafetySuit. Jeremy was looking for an antique piece - a necklace - with an old key, specifically. Through the powers of the internet, I came across an actual skeleton key, circa early 1900s, that I thought would be perfect. I added a few modern, silver pieces: a lobster-claw clasp, spacer beads and a bail in order to create a pendant out of the key. I strung everything on a black suede cord and the result was a combination of something old and something new.
I was fortunate enough to catch up with Jeremy as his band made a stop in New York City while currently out on tour. The necklace looks absolutely amazing on him and I was thrilled he was happy with the design.
These guys can rock!
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