Pendant Common lilac 1 flower pearl white
Product Code: BES-LCP-01
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Description
Pendant featuring a cast common lilac flower, adorned with a white freshwater pearl.
- Sterling silver (.925)
- Handmade in Québec
- Lost flower casting technique
- Includes .925 sterling silver chain
- Chain length options: 16, 18 or 20 inches (selected during checkout)
A delicate piece that captures the gentle charm of early spring blooms.
Collection
A cherished shrub of childhood gardens and countryside homes, lilac evokes for many a sense of memory, gentleness, nostalgia, and tender love. Its fleeting spring bloom and intoxicating floral scent stir feelings of affection, friendship, and maternal love. It is no wonder this blossom is traditionally associated with birth. As a gift to a mother or a newborn, to mark Mother's Day or a budding romance, the lilac jewel carries freshness, sincerity, and tenderness. The delicate molding by Bénédicte captures the velvety softness of its petals, and the pieces — sometimes adorned with pearls or amethysts — seem to breathe life into the flower. The lilacs used for casting come from the splendid gardens of Cap-à-l’Aigle, in Charlevoix, the beloved region where our jeweller lives and works.
The artist
Bénédcite Séguin
La Malbaie
Jeweler trained at the École des métiers d’art du Québec, I have been creating handmade pieces in my Charlevoix studios since 2006. My work draws on both the traditional techniques of jewelry-making and an intimate relationship with nature, deeply rooted in my personal journey.
Since 2009, I have focused my practice on casting real plants — flowers, native species, river algae — which I transform into sculptural jewelry. This process allows me to preserve the delicate imprint of a species, revealing its shape, texture, and singularity in precious metals such as silver or gold. This gesture has its origin in the herbariums I made as a child with my botanist mother, and has gradually evolved into a full-fledged artistic practice.
Each piece is conceived as a tribute to biodiversity — an object of contemplation that invites us to see the living world with renewed eyes. By capturing the ephemeral, I seek to highlight the fragile beauty of our environment and the urgency of its preservation. My creations carry within them a botanical memory, both aesthetic and symbolic.
Exhibited in Canada, the United States, and Japan, my work expresses a desire for dialogue between art, nature, and environmental commitment, while celebrating the richness of the Québec landscape.
Upkeep
When you find that your jewelry has lost its luster or has started to tarnish, hold it in one hand while you polish it with the fabric in the other: your jewel will become like new again!
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Creation process
Bénédicte Séguin’s creative process is nothing short of enchanting: she crafts jewelry from real flowers that she harvests herself, during quiet walks through nature.
Each plant is gently coated with a delicate layer of wax, capturing even its most subtle details. This wax form is then encased in plaster and consumed in the heat of the lost-wax casting process, giving way to a precious metal replica of striking fidelity. The resulting piece is shaped into jewelry and sometimes adorned with gemstones or freshwater pearls — like offerings to the gods of flora.
This technique is the fruit of countless hours of experimentation and devotion. Each piece begins with botanical quests that often end in disappointment, yet sharpen her eye and deepen her connection to the wild. Every jewel she creates is born of invisible time, a deep reverence for plant life, and the unyielding discipline of a true artisan.