Sterling Silver Etched Fern and Mushroom Pendant

In an oval frame, we set a nighttime scene where a giant fern frond curls around two mushrooms as they transform dead matter into fertile soil. Mushrooms are nature's recyclers where old becomes new, and fairy tale's mischief-makers where good becomes naughty. For centuries the sudden eruption of circles of mushrooms from the soil led people to believe dark and terrible forces were at work. "Earthly vapors," lightning strikes, fiery tails of dragons, witches, and sorcerers have all been blamed.