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  ELIZABETH McDEVITT

  Waterlily Necklace

  Hand-chased and repoussed in fine silver, sterling silver connections, 22K gold, 18 K gold, Australian opal doublet from the Coober Pedy mine, Ethiopian opal, orange and canary yellow full-cut diamonds.

  Inspired by "Water Lilies, Green Harmony" by Claude Monet

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  ELIZABETH McDEVITT

  Waterlily Necklace (detail)

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  ELIZABETH McDEVITT

  Waterlily Necklace (detail)

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  Tanzanite earrings

  Blackened sterling silver, 24K, 22K, 18K, tanzanites, cobaltocalcite, 0.25ct. VS1 diamonds

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  Oak Leaf Earrings

  Opal, black diamond, 18k, 22k

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  Water Lily Ring

  Blackened sterling silver, fine silver, 22k gold, Australian boulder opal, Ethiopian opals, natural-color canary yellow diamonds

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  Water Lily Ring (alternate view)

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HISTORY & TECHNIQUE

Elizabeth McDevitt’s formative years as an artist began as a Peace Corps volunteer in Senegal,West Africa, stylized art  forms of the mosque, inspired her interest in the art of Islamic metalwork. After receiving a masters degree in Art History, concentrating on Islamic Art, three years were spent in Cairo, Egypt, researching historical metalwork through the modern era, apprenticing with a local master jeweler. Her knowledge of historical metalwork continued with graduate work at the Metropolitan Museum of Art,NY and professional work at the Cleveland Museum of Art. While in Cleveland, McDevitt had the opportunity to work with renowned goldsmith and enamelist John Paul Miller who  generously gave her his prized antique french enamels, which she often uses in  her enameled jewelry.

For more than 35 years ElizabethMc Devitt has continued to expand her knowledge of historical techniques and styles by studying with various master craftsmen both here and abroad, most recently with a  traditional Japanese metal artist and with a group of goldsmiths and enamelists in Jaipur, India, where she researched the techniques of traditional Mughal style enameling and Kundan stone setting.