Vulcan Necklace?

[Spockscousin]

Hey, I was just wondering if anyone had any advice on making a custom Vulcan necklace, particularly for an OC human (like, a relative of Amanda) who has been adopted into the house of Sarek? I mean, I did some research and I've seen some pictures of like... the necklace that the Kolinahr Master wore in the TMP movie, and there are those necklaces that Perrin and Sarek wore in "Sarek", but... I'm just curious what recommendations you guys might give on making a less elaborate (or less BULKY) necklace for a younger person, which would also seem fitting of someone technically belonging to a High Vulcan House (and lineage...through Sarek's marriage to Amanda)

I mean.. I'm thinking as a person here who has some creative talent (I've made some necklaces, sometimes) and I have a low income budget, but I have access to places like Hobby Lobby, so... I was just wondering if there is anyone here who knows more than I do about Vulcan jewelry, some of the traditions in that area, and... also... if there was anything in fanzine lore about this kind of thing. >.>

Thank you in advance!

 

[Shawnster]

To want a Vulcan necklace that is less elaborate (or less BULKY) is not logical.

 

[Spockscousin]

Funnily enough I kinda thought that the more gaudy or elaborate/bulky it is, the more illogical (and materialistic-flaunting) it would be, though... I guess part of it is a status symbol for some of the Higher House?

 

[F. King Daniel]

Will it be radioactive for Star Trek Beyond authenticity?

 

[Shawnster]

Funnily enough I kinda thought that the more gaudy or elaborate/bulky it is, the more illogical (and materialistic-flaunting) it would be, though... I guess part of it is a status symbol for some of the Higher House?

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Seriously, though, check these out

https://www.womenatwarp.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IDIC-lose.jpg

https://www.sideshow.com/collectibles/star-trek-vulcan-mind-meld-2-piece-necklace-set-rocklove-905972

https://www.artfulhome.com/products...JPyeSybFnqsskQD1M-g4AH68RmPrqF2gG5Jo3SW2oASpB

Featured Artist Kim Evans | Artsy Shark

Jewelry designer Kim Evans presents a stunning selection of wearable art made with sterling silver, gemstones and pearls.

www.artsyshark.com

Literally, just Google Vulcan jewelry.


For more homemade options, look at the various broaches and pins Amanda and Vulcan wear

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/...5bRoEK6G38Fb4d5n5roBI5oBUNb6hlNUvzVdDle6&s=10

Star Trek: Vulcanology | Sarek amanda fanart, Spock amok, Sarek star trek

Spock with his mother Amanda, and his father Sarek | Three individuals dressed in elaborate costumes. The person on the left is wearing a white outfit with a high collar and a star-shaped design. Star trek characters, Crosby, Star trek the original series

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[Spockscousin]

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Seriously, though, check these out

https://www.womenatwarp.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IDIC-lose.jpg

https://www.sideshow.com/collectibles/star-trek-vulcan-mind-meld-2-piece-necklace-set-rocklove-905972

https://www.artfulhome.com/products...JPyeSybFnqsskQD1M-g4AH68RmPrqF2gG5Jo3SW2oASpB

Featured Artist Kim Evans | Artsy Shark

Jewelry designer Kim Evans presents a stunning selection of wearable art made with sterling silver, gemstones and pearls.

www.artsyshark.com

Literally, just Google Vulcan jewelry.


For more homemade options, look at the various broaches and pins Amanda and Vulcan wear

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/...5bRoEK6G38Fb4d5n5roBI5oBUNb6hlNUvzVdDle6&s=10

Star Trek: Vulcanology | Sarek amanda fanart, Spock amok, Sarek star trek

Spock with his mother Amanda, and his father Sarek | Three individuals dressed in elaborate costumes. The person on the left is wearing a white outfit with a high collar and a star-shaped design. Star trek characters, Crosby, Star trek the original series

pin.it

Perhaps I could say that I'm just being a little bit like a Vulcan since I missed the joke (Sometimes it's a little hard to tell the "tone" of written text, especially when I'm speaking to new people on a forum that is new for me where I don't know anybody that well yet, LOL. (Also kudos for sharing a reference from classic cartoons because we totally don't see enough of that anymore on modern day TV )

Anyway I have been looking at the examples presented, and I also did some googling, and well.... I guess I am planning on keeping my design private for the most part, so the only person it needs to make happy is me, though..... maybe I did want to ask a generalized opinion on something:

I kinda ended up doing a thing where I did some wire-wrap on a stone, because... that is about the best I could with what talent/tools/resources I have currently available to me, and it is... meant to look like a fancier piece, but I fear the wire wrap thing might actually somehow make it look "cheap" or something (even if it is >.> ) It's just... for the most part, it would seem to me that most of the style/design of Vulcan jewelry--whether it was made as props on the actual show, or handmade by someone selling something on Etsy or elsewhere, is that the jewels tend to be... well... pressed into jewelry and pendants are made in such a way that chains or cords are inserted through holes, and I don't see wire wrap as being a real thing, so....

It just makes me sorta wonder, if I am being VERY picky with my own work here, (and I dunno if I can post a pic of what I'm doing or not, because I can't seem to figure out how to get pics off my phone and onto a space where I can upload/share them) but.... well... could the wire-wrap style still be something that COULD be used in Vulcan culture, or would that just make it seem like something made a cheap craft shop? ^^;

 

[Shawnster]

I kinda ended up doing a thing where I did some wire-wrap on a stone, because... that is about the best I could with what talent/tools/resources I have currently available to me, and it is... meant to look like a fancier piece, but I fear the wire wrap thing might actually somehow make it look "cheap" or something (even if it is >.> )

Depends. Is the stone polished? I think a polished stone set in a wire frame might be a good start. Sounds similar to the Artful Home (third link above). Needs a bit more. Asymmetrical design, extra metal flare to one side. Something.

If you're savvy with wire work, I suggest a combination of links 2 and 3 above. Take your pretty stone, place in a metal wire frame. Extend the wire down. Shape the wire to make it look like Vulcan calligraphy with the stone in the hollow middle of the first letter. Vulcan calligraphy is anything you want it to be, just make it swirly like cursive letters and Kanji had a baby.

It just makes me sorta wonder, if I am being VERY picky with my own work here

Yeah. You are. I get it, though. I really do. This is your baby, your creation. Takes a lot of effort to stick it out there for all to see and critique. And this place is far from kind and gentle.

 

[Spockscousin]

Yeah, basically... um... I took kind of a rough (but flat) rock that is shaped kinda like the cross-between of a diamond shape and a rough four-leaf clover shape, I colored it black and lightish blue, and then I glued two polished stones onto it--a very lovely couple of tumbled stones I got from a local rock/gem shop, one of them being fire quartz, one of them being rainbow obsidian. Then I did a thing where I looped the wire only just enough around the front of the stone so it will hold, and I did some stuff on the back to create a loop at the top to hang it from a chain, and then I glued kind of a round but flat-on-one-side piece of rock onto the back to cover at least the worst of the messy... wire mess I made on the back, because in some ways I am better at hiding my wire mess than trying to make it look neat because I'm not overly good at it. :B

Not entirely sure yet how this is gonna turn out, but I guess all I can do is wait until the metal/jewelry glue dries and then put it on the chain and try it on. *shrug* I suppose I could still tweak it a bit in the future if I figure it needs more somehow.