A little more detail…

Three recycled silver shillings and lots more…

Another pendant which is a joy to create. The Chasing the moon design is based around recycling three simple sterling silver shillings. The resultant pendant is a lovely little lump of silver with potential kinetic energy!

As with all Hairy Growler jewellery each and every one ordered is completely unique, hand made and 100% recycled.

he design is freehand sketched onto the surface of the coins. A jewellers piercing saw is used to delicately cut and carve the design from the coins. The pendant is then gently filed, shaped, polished and oxidised to give it a brilliant silver finished contrasted with the black oxidisation of the midnight sky. It is finished with a bronze star also cut from an 100 year old coin. The moon can be silver upon request.

You are welcome to request a simple inscription of initials on the reverse of the pendant. If this option is chosen i will use a much less detailed, but perhaps much older, i.e. 1800’s silver shilling for the reverse of the pendant. The worn details on the reverse will give me a surface to inscribe.

If no engraving is requested the reverse will be like the necklace in the picture. I will use a fab historically detailed coin, which will be a lovely little secret history for the wearer to share.

100% Handcrafted & Recycled in Cambridge, UK  The necklace now comes complete with wonderful Flourish chain and inside an emerald set in 22ct Gold setting.

Size : Approx 23 mm diameter

The hare often embodies fertility, rebirth, and transformation, drawing upon ancient associations with spring, the moon, and love. It can also represent intuition, vigilance, and adaptability, as well as themes of mortality and luck. The hare’s elusive nature and swiftness contribute to its symbolic complexity, often appearing in contexts of both danger and magic.

Fertility and Rebirth:The hare’s prolific breeding and connection to spring have long linked it to fertility and renewal. In some traditions, hares are associated with goddesses of love and fertility like Aphrodite and Venus. Their ability to seemingly give birth without impregnation (due to superfetation) also contributed to this symbolism.

Transformation and Change:Like the changing seasons, the hare’s seasonal shedding of its coat and its swift movements symbolize transformation and adaptability. It can represent a call to embrace change and navigate life’s complexities with agility.

Vigilance and Intuition:Hares are known for their alertness and keen senses, making them symbols of intuition and awareness. They can represent the need to be perceptive and responsive to one’s surroundings.

Trickster and Magic:In folklore, hares can be tricksters, embodying cleverness and cunning. They are also associated with magic and mystery, often appearing in tales of shapeshifting and divination.

Moon and Lunar Cycles:Hares are often linked to the moon, particularly in East Asian cultures where the moon goddess is depicted with a hare. This connection further emphasizes themes of cyclical change and renewal.

Ancient Greece and Rome: Associated with love, fertility, and sacrifice to gods of love.

China and Japan: Linked to the moon goddess and immortality.

Germanic traditions: Connected to the goddess Eostre, the inspiration for Easter.

Paganism: Represents fertility, rebirth, and transformation, with hares appearing in various rituals and myths

Christianity: Symbol of resurrection and new life, often associated with Easter.