This brooch came from a place of pure instinct — a raw slab of lapis lazuli so intensely blue it practically demanded to be worn.
The lapis is midnight blue, dense and textured with a rough-hewn surface that catches light differently depending on how it moves. It reads like a fragment of a stormy sky pressed into stone. I dug this raw slab up myself in the mountains near Crested Butte, Colorado — and that wildness still lives in it.
I fabricated the brass wave element by hand — shaping, cutting, and forming it into a fluid, ribbon-like form that threads through a sterling silver stick pin. The lapis slab hangs from the base of the wave, anchored with oxidized sterling wire coiling, which drops into a multi-strand sterling chain tassel tipped with midnight blue sandstone beads.
D E T A I L S
A B O U T T H I S P I E C E
Art In Motion Jewelry is handcrafted by artist Cheryl Whitney-Huebner. Every piece is entirely hand fabricated — created, photographed, and shipped by my hands alone. I do not mass produce. I use only the highest-quality materials, and you can expect slight natural variations in the raw metal. These are not imperfections — they are the soul of the piece.
S H I P P I N G
Carefully packaged and shipped via tracked mail.
Peace, Love, and Creativity — Cheryl
I’m Cheryl Whitney-Huebner, the artist and metalsmith behind Art In Motion Jewelry.
Each piece begins at my Texas workbench and is fabricated individually by hand. I allow the metal, stone and process to guide the final form, preserving the textures and subtle variations that give handmade work its life.
Metal is my medium. Life is my muse.
Some of my cabochons begin as rough stone and are cut, shaped and polished by me in my Texas studio. Other gemstones are individually sourced and selected for their natural color, character and distinctive markings.
Whether cut by my hands or carefully chosen, each stone guides the design of the one-of-a-kind piece created around it.
Natural variations and inclusions are not imperfections—they are part of the stone’s story.
Your jewelry is carefully protected and beautifully presented using recyclable, recycled or responsibly sourced packaging whenever possible.
Every package is prepared by hand with the same care given to the piece inside—
considering both its safe arrival and the impact of the materials used.