John Hasseler: (#H191) STERLING SILVER- BLUE & GREY PEARL LONG NECKLACE

A beautiful & stunning handcrafted  STERLING SILVER- BLUE & GREY PEARL LONG NECKLACE Created by the talented local Jeweler John Hasseler from Kasson, Minnesota

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JOHN HASSELER: "Having no two pieces exactly alike, John’s unique designs offer the wearer a way to express themselves as individuals in a mass produced world. Originally from Green Bay, Wisconsin, John Hasseler studied art at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh and earned an Associates Degree in Jewelry Design and Metalsmithing from Northeast Wisconsin Technical Institute in 1982.Since then, he has held the position as Master Goldsmith for retail jewelers in Wisconsin, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and Minnesota, and a gallery artist in Hawaii and Minnesota."

The colors of blue pearls are created by the genetic make up of each individual paua, the colors and iridescence of their shell, their diet and the natural environment in which they live. Paua are grazing animals, feeding on a variety of seaweeds. It is the combination of brown, red and green seaweeds, with their amazing array of nutrients, that gives each blue pearl its wonderful spectrum of colors. Blue pearl colors are also affected by the composition of the water, the temperature and the water flow.