Painted Desert Necklace

Painted Desert takes its name from the banded sandstone country of northeastern Arizona, where iron and manganese paint the rock in rust, lavender, ochre, and gray. The necklace layers in the same way: focal gemstones at the center, loops of seed beadwork curving across the collarbone, and a row of small gemstone beads along the bottom edge.

Wear yours with a deep V-neck or a scoop-neck shift, where the focal stones and the loops can both read clearly. This is the piece for a long workday that ends with friends, a slow morning at the museum, or any time someone is going to ask where you got it.