Verdaccio

Green earth, the underpaint every face in a fresco starts from, strung on blackened chain.

Verdaccio worn

Neckpieces

Year
2023
Materials
Enamel, copper, blackened silver
Size
42 to 70 cm
Availability
One available

Before a painter puts flesh on a face, the face is modeled in verdaccio, a dull green that makes the pinks look alive later. I like the green better than the pink.

These necklaces are fragments of it, fired dry and chalky, linked so they lie flat against the collarbone and turn a little when you move.

All Work
Verdaccio 01
Verdaccio, seven fragments
Verdaccio 02
Verdaccio, long pendant
Verdaccio 03
Verdaccio, collar of eleven
Verdaccio 04
Verdaccio, three greens
Verdaccio 05
Verdaccio, a cheek
Verdaccio 06
Verdaccio, tesserae
Verdaccio 07
Verdaccio, one side
Verdaccio 08
Verdaccio, choker
Verdaccio 09
Verdaccio, hinged pair