Description
Vintage Sajen Sterling Silver Large Azurite Amethyst Pendant Pin
About Sajen Gemstone Jewelry:
Reference: https://www.offeringsjewelry.com/our-story
In 1987, newly wed Marianna and Richard Jacobs lived in a thatched roof bamboo house in the rice paddies of Bali, Indonesia. As a graduate student at Yale School of Art, Richard Jacobs won a Luce Scholarship to paint and teach in Bali, Indonesia. Marianna spent the year studying dance and working in a silver factory. She created jewelry and learned the ancient secrets of the Balinese master silversmiths.
Bali Cultural Impact:
An aspect of Balinese culture that influenced the Jacobs was the daily tradition of making exquisite “offerings”. Balinese use the offerings to appease the gods and to create balance. These “offerings” can be as simple as a few flower petals with rice and incense in a palm leaf. It is common to see a line of women walk to temple with “offerings” stacked up to 6ft high on top of their heads. The offerings are fruit and floral. The Balinese word for “Offerings” is “Sajen” which is the trademark of our jewelry.
India:
The Jacobs also work in one of the oldest and most respected jewelry manufacturing cities in the world in Jaipur, India . The Jacobs are very interested in the similarities and differences between the Hindu traditions of the Indian and Balinese cultures. In Jaipur, our jewelry business has helped support 10 beautiful and loving adopted orphan girls. “Being part of their lives has been the most rewarding part of our our time in India”.
Artistry And Culture:
The Jacobs consider their endeavor a collaboration between themselves as designers and the incredible jewelers in Bali and Jaipur, as well as Mother Earth. The earth is the source of the beautiful healing stones they use in their jewelry. They hand draw all of their own designs. Marianna’s interest in studying indigenous cultures as well as their spiritual/healing beliefs informs her as a designer. She has found her knowledge of stones, combined with ancient healing traditions from Bali, India and Peru, to be effective and rewarding in helping others. Marianna also practices the healing techniques of the Andean Shamans from Peru.
Richard Jacobs is also an abstract painter who exhibits with the Jack Geary gallery in NYC.
