“California Möbius” was hand-carved from Central California Green Jade and strung on black nylon cord with a hand-carved accent bead and matching sliding beads for adjusting cord length.

Note from the Artist: The Möbius strip or Möbius band is “a surface with only one side and only one boundary. The Möbius strip has the mathematical property of being unorientable. It can be realized as a ruled surface,” according to Wikipedia. One can assume many meanings from the möbius: the “twists and turns of life”, the concept of infinity or limitlessness, the solar cycles - the list goes on and on. What makes the möbius such a magnificent design for jade is that it can be carved extremely thin with delicate movement, leaving the structure in the curves. For example, one can achieve a wall just 1mm thick on the flat planes. When these designs are held to a light, they will glow as the light plays on the curves and planes.

This jade is mined locally by a friend of mine, whom I have known for many years. He purchased the mine recently from a mutual friend in the jade community (which is small) and the mine is now called Verdant Valley Mining and you can check them out on Facebook or Instagram!

Pendant approximately L 1 5/8” x W 1/2” x 3/8“

Carved in 2020.