{"product_id":"artio","title":"Artio","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"group\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"contents\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"group relative relative pb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"font-claude-response relative leading-[1.65rem] [\u0026amp;_pre\u0026gt;div]:bg-bg-000\/50 [\u0026amp;_pre\u0026gt;div]:border-0.5 [\u0026amp;_pre\u0026gt;div]:border-border-400 [\u0026amp;_.ignore-pre-bg\u0026gt;div]:bg-transparent [\u0026amp;_.standard-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)]:pl-2 [\u0026amp;_.standard-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,ul,ol,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)]:pr-8 [\u0026amp;_.progressive-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)]:pl-2 [\u0026amp;_.progressive-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,ul,ol,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)]:pr-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"standard-markdown grid-cols-1 grid [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;_*]:min-w-0 gap-3 standard-markdown\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis one-of-a-kind hand-carved solid silver bear claw has a red garnet star-set into it and has a buried sterling band with an antique T-bar clasp and two-type vintage belcher chain. With all my bracelets, I always hope people will add their own charms and personal touches to make them truly their own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the realm of mineralogy, the garnet is scientifically fascinating as a group of silicate minerals that form under high-pressure geological conditions, making specimens valuable to researchers studying the Earth's crust and mantle - i'd like to think I can harness ther energy of garnets under pressure : ) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGarnets have been prized throughout human history for both their beauty and symbolic significance. As one of the oldest known gemstones — with use dating back thousands of years to ancient Egypt, Rome, and Greece — they've long been associated with passion, vitality, and protection (particually the Red garnets). It feels only fitting to pair such a stone with one of nature's most powerful symbols.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI've set this garnet into a bear claw, symbols of strength, protection, and primal courage. In many Indigenous and spiritual traditions, they represent the bear's fierce will to survive and its deep connection to the earth. A bear claw symbolizes resilience — the ability to face adversity head-on — and serves as a talisman of healing and inner power, much like the bear itself, which hibernates to heal and emerges renewed. The claw, a part of the animal that defends and gathers, reminds us to stand our ground, defend what matters, and move through the world with grounded confidence. Whether worn as a charm or marked in sigil form, the bear claw calls on the spirit of fierce guardianship and deep, instinctive wisdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe name of this piece comes from a Gaulish bear goddess whose worship spread widely across Celtic Europe. She embodied the full nature of the bear: its raw power and wildness alongside its nurturing, protective instincts and its sacred cycle of hibernation, withdrawal, and renewal. (Just last week my 94 year old dad sent me a reel about the bear, and how when humans \"hiberate\" sit\/meditate in silence we renew.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 34g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCircumference:\u003c\/b\u003e 21cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.5cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Smith \u0026 Sun","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56814599340412,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0259\/5645\/0375\/files\/DSC3455.jpg?v=1779906089","url":"https:\/\/www.smithandsun.co.uk\/products\/artio","provider":"Smith \u0026 Sun","version":"1.0","type":"link"}