Michael Michaud Silver Seasons Peanut pendant with pearl

Capturing nature’s beauty in jewelry is artist Michael Michaud’s strong point. He has done it again capturing the unique beauty of the peanut in this great necklace. This necklace reminds people of trips to the circus, baseball games, or just sitting out on the front porch. This necklace is great for anyone who loves the nature, summer, or unique handcrafted art jewelry. The pendant is approximately 1” long and approximately .5” at the widest point. The chain the pendant comes with has been hand patinaed to match the pendant and closes with a secure lobster claw style clasp. The chain measures approximately 17” and features a 1.5” extender that allows the necklace to expend to 18.5”. The extender adds great versatility to this piece allowing it to work with many different necklines. This pendant features a chocolate color peanut pearl in the center and the peanut “shell” is cast from bronze and than patinaed with Michael’s realistic green color. This necklace was created in the USA by talented artist Michael Michaud as part of his Silver Seasons collection. The necklace comes with a glossy black gift box with our store label that is great for giving and storage for years to come. The necklace also comes with an information card that states the following:

Peanuts

Synonymous with baseball games, circus elephants, cocktail snacks, and, of course, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, peanuts are ever popular in the American culture. Peanuts belong to the single plant family, Leguminosae. Legumes are edible seeds enclosed in pods and they provide the best source of concentrated protein in the plant kingdom.

Hand patinaed bronze with brown peanut pearls. Hand made in the USA.

Michael Michaud for Silver Seasons

Artist Michael Michaud collects flora from his travels around the world. Your jewelry is than cast from nature’s own creation, capturing each natural detail of the original. Silver Season’s fine craftsmen than hand finish each design in bronze, sterling silver or gold using genuine stones and pearls. There is no need to use a polishing cloth on any of Michael’s designs, soap and water will do.
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 About the artist: Michael Michaud

"Nature’s creations are the ultimate art that fills our hearts with joy, warms our souls with promise and fuels our spirit with desire. My true inspiration to reflect this beauty in adornment is what my Art is all about.”- Michael Michaud

Artist Michael Michaud was born in Cleveland, Ohio and raised in Westport, Connecticut. He currently resides in Fairfield, CT with his wife and children. Michael studied at the Rochester Institute of Technology's prestigious school for American craftsmen, graduating in 1980. In 1991, fortunate enough to be living in the Connecticut countryside and working near New York City's flower district, Michael's love of nature began to combine with his love of jewelry. Today's collection is a combination of Michael's exceptional knowledge of jewelry making and his love of nature. He has perfected the technique of creating models from natural elements and, after models are made, manipulating these "copies of nature" into beautiful jewelry. Using bronze, sterling silver or gold and natural stones and pearls, Michael's designs have become well known for their remarkable craftsmanship and beauty.