Catbrier Thorn Necklace

This glinting thorn necklace pendant is cast from a Catbrier thorn - a determined and tenacious climbing vine that forms dense thickets when left to its own devices.

NATURAL HISTORY

Smilax rotundifolia

Catbriers, also known as greenbriers, are a tenacious climbing vine that reaches out with tendrils to grow and spread into dense thickets when left to its own devices. The plant blooms with small yellow-green flowers in May and June. Although catbriers cause trouble for gardeners their berries feed black bears, bluebirds and sparrows and deer feed on their leaves.

Greenbriers take their name from the Greek myth of Crocus and Smilax. Crocus, a mortal man, fell in love with the nymph Smilax and was transformed into a flower and Smilax, the woodland nymph, was transformed into a brambly vine.

METAPHOR

Tenacity and love. The feeling of a summer morning before the heat arrives.

MATERIALS + DETAILS

Bright reclaimed solkd 14k gold thorn on an oxidized 18” sterling silver chain.

Please note this catbriar charm is small as it's a replica of a real catbrier. 

Handmade in Portland, ME

About Thicket:

Thicket is for anyone who has ever loved a small corner of landscape. Designer Rebecca Perea-Kane grew up in New England fascinated by wood frogs, painted turtles, and pitcher plants. After working for other independent jewelry and textile designers, and an MFA in poetry, Rebecca launched Thicket in 2014. 

Thicket pieces begin with a mold of found and foraged natural objects. This mold is used in the process of lost wax casting which creates perfect replicas of the original object in solid fine metal. The casting is done by an artisan casting house in New York City's jewelry district that specializes in working with recycled metals. From there each piece is made with heirloom care, by hand, in Thicket's sunny studio in Portland, Maine.

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