Flower themed Riti necklaces for sale

In my last post on Riti Jewellery inspired by the earth, I spoke about how the Nature, particularly Earth in described in Hindu texts. I also showed you my jewellery inspired by those texts. The last piece of that post was Sugandh which was about flowers and their scents. I received a lot of notes, questions and suggestions regarding the use of flowers and their scents as design inspiration. Consequently, I got to work, creating three necklaces on those lines. Here they are, the Flower themed Riti necklaces.

Flower themed Riti necklaces

I have three necklaces to show you in this post. They are arranged in the descending order of how direct their inspiration to realisation is. In the first necklace, the influence is indirect. In the second you can see a visual reference in terms of printing and painting, while in the third one you can see an actual paper rose in the pendant.

Gulkandh necklace

Gulkandh is a Persian preserve of rose petals (candied roses). It is commonly made in India using leftover petals from rose garlands. While they are typically made of Panner roses (I had commented on the making in that post), they can be made of any rose. Gulkandh is extremely tasty. However, it looks a deep red violet to brown colour which is not very appetising to look at. Thus, in order to make it look more appetising it is garnished with dark pink rose petals and karkandu (hard white sugar crystal candy).

In the same vein, I have made my gulkandh necklace using a variety of beads in browns, red violets and pinks. The silver gray accents mimic the faceted sugar candy while the texture of the pendant is similar to that of Gulkandh. How will the necklace mimic the sweet taste, you ask? Well, that would have to be the happiness felt by the client when she wore it. This necklace with matching earrings is sold. 

Sairya necklace

Sairya is one of the older, uncommon words used to refer to the “December flower”. It is also known as the Crested Philippine violet flower or the Baleria Cristata. I had written a bit about this flower in a post on practice of wearing flowers in the hair in 2016.

Ranging from white to violet, yellow and orange, the cristata comes in many hues. However, the crested violet flower blooms in violet, pink-violet colours or white with violet streaks.

My Sairya necklace plays with colours like pink, purple, blue violet and brass gold to create the harmonious feeling that is brought about (in me) by the flowering plant. I made the pendant whimsical, and so it is rendered flat. The image is that of a child’s painting of the flowers. It stands for love, serenity and is a reminder of simpler times. This Necklace is made of glass, ceramic and fabric beads and is sold. 

Pushpamala

Pushpamala means a flower garland and this next necklace is a string of flowers. Traditionally, in India adorning one’s neck (and body) with flower garlands is not done by oneself. A garland is given and received either as a mark of respect or as a blessing. Garlands are made by interspersing fillers and leaves in between fragrant flowers recreating a garden of fragrant memories.

Pushpamala of riti is a garland style necklace that is inspired by gardens of aromatic flowers and medicinal plants. This is a wooden and ceramic bead necklace with dyed jade beads comes with a paper rose on a resin pendant. This lightweight Necklace is available for sale with earrings.

While I did not really plan on making all the pieces in pink, all the necklace have the colour pink in them – one way or the other.  For more information on pink flowers and their origins/meanings, do look up this website.

I had fun taking a commonplace concept like flowers and using it to make pieces that are uncommon to say the least. So how did you like my Flower themed Riti necklaces? Please do tell me in the comments.I enjoyed reading and replying to your comments. Also, Email or message me if you would like to buy the pieces that are available for sale.