I love that there are certain words with no direct equivalents in other languages. This collection is named after a Portuguese and Galician term that is a common fixture in the literature and music of Brazil, Portugal, Cape Verde and beyond. The concept has many definitions, including a melancholy nostalgia for something that perhaps has not even happened. It often carries an assurance that this thing you feel nostalgic for will never happen again. The word came to my attention at a time when I was trying to verbalize how I felt about my childhood home and family situations surrounding it. It was one of the few times I’ve felt unable to accurately describe the emotion I was experiencing. Enter ::: SAUDADE.

Variscite eco-mined in NV paired with a yellow bronze casting of a gilled polypore mushroom

silver backplate and bezel with a hand-fabricated brass slide

40” black braided leather cord with hand fabricated, sterling silver tips

.75” wide x 1.75” long pendant