Rune pendant – letter ‘I’ – Argentium silver wax seal – antique
This Rune is called Isaz. It is the origin for the letter ‘I’.
The Isaz rune means ‘ice’.
“The Isaz rune is the eleventh of the Futhark alphabet . Isaz means ice and stands for the spiritual standstill. Ice is associated with the season of winter. The world, covered with ice and snow. The snowy landscape brings a silence over the land. In such moment it seems advisable to go into oneself. Then it is time to think about the past and process it, so that you are ready for the coming season.”
The Runes I make are based on The Elder Futhark. This is the writing system used by Germanic peoples in the 2nd to 10th Centuries and is considered to be the basis for our current alphabet.
I make a melted puddle of Argentium Silver resembling a wax seal. Then I fuse pieces of square wire to make the Rune symbol.
Each melted boulder – also called a ‘wax seal’ – is handmade from Argentium silver that I have melted and shaped while the silver is still hot. I melt solid Argentium silver, until it is soft but not fluid – and then, using a jewellers pick, I manipulate the silver to resemble a historical ‘wax seal’.
When I have both pieces ready, I solder the Rune to the base. I dap the entire piece for a gentle dome. Then the bail is added and lots of polishing.
The last step is to antique the pendant and polish the high spots back to shiny silver. The antique finish is permanent and it never needs polishing.
LAND * I am * SOURCE ENERGY OF ROCK – Steadfast – Confident – Eternal – Nurturing
Argentium Silver is a high quality silver with a silver content of 940. It has the unique feature of having a small amount of Germanium added. Argentium Silver is whiter, harder and slower to tarnish. And it is always nickel-free.
This pendant comes with an 18″ Sterling Silver bead chain – with an antique finish.
