Gypsum pendant with bead detail on a delicate silvered chain

Materials: gypsum node, seed beads, stainless steel wire, silver-plated steel chain

This gypsum node, tinted deep ochre by its high iron content, is from the beaches of the Albert County gypsum silo. It is decorated with a tiny dangling mocha brown and silver seed bead detail. These gypsum nodes, formed by the tides, are all that is left of a once thriving gypsum industry.