This enamel pendant is handmade using enamel over copper. Tanya hand-draws the design using a scratch away method called sgraffito. The pendant is fired in a kiln at 1500 degrees and Tanya adds an additional top layer of enamel that is fired to a sugar coat for added texture and interest!

Tanya Monique Crane describes her art as existing in a liminal space between prejudice and privilege. As a child she experienced a “dual existence,” splitting her time between a white middle-class neighborhood and a predominantly working-class Black neighborhood in South Central LA. This experience has deeply informed her work, with many of her large-scale pieces reflecting on her lived experience with race.

Crane received her MFA in Metalsmithing + Jewelry from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and her BFA in Metal from the State University of New York at New Paltz. Crane is a Professor of the Practice in Metals at the School Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts.

Two sizes available.

Long pendant: 3-1/4” long x 0.38” wide on a 32” sterling silver chain

Short pendant: 2.5” long x 0.5” wide on a 32” sterling silver chain.