Stark’s Heart
The Story
This piece is dedicated to the artist’ great nephew,
Stark. He was born a little over two years ago with
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, a congenital heart
defect, which is a condition where the left side of the
heart is underdeveloped, necessitating the right side of
the heart pump all the blood with no help from the left
side. This little guy had open heart surgery at 6 days
old, then another open heart surgery at 6 months old,
yet another at a year-and-a-half, and most recently he
has received a heart transplant a few days before
Thanksgiving 2014.
He is a phenomenally resilient baby and came through
the surgeries well. His doctors, nurses and other care
givers at Children’s Hospital in Dallas Texas are
amazingly gifted people. This baby boy could not be
loved more by his family; he has great parents and a
sweet and gentle older brother.
Kelly has been very moved by his journey through life
and felt compelled to design a piece of jewelry in his
honor. Part of the proceeds of the sale of this piece will
go to benefit his Stark’s Little Heart funding effort,
which was created to help his parents offset some of
Stark’s medical expenses.
Description
This piece uses orientation, space and absence to
symbolize several things. First the piece is literally
upside down from the other pieces I have done in the
Isosceles Series, representing how Starks heart
condition has turned his families lives upside down.
Second, the central image of the heart is pierced or
open all the way through, for his open heart surgery.
For the viewer the left side of the heart is smaller. That’s
for the little left side of his heart. The arched flat
surface of the piece is satin finished with the transition
from the flat to the central image of the open heart a
high polished bevel. Stark’s Heart measures about 5/8
of an inch across at the top, tapering down to 1/8 inch
at the bottom. It arches to an overall thickness of ¼ inch
with a generous oval shaped bail opening size of ¼ inch
by 1/8 inch. The piece comes with a 2mm genuine black
leather round cord that is adjustable from 16 inches to
24 inches long.
Each Pendant includes a 2mm slip knot adjustable black
cord for no additional charge.
Specifications
The bail opening is an oval of about 3 millimeters by 6.5
millimeters so many chains will work with the piece.
There is a sterling silver snake chain 18 inch long, 2
millimeter (2 millimeters is about the thickness of a
wooden pencil lead) wide available as an add-on
option. It has an easy to operate lobster clasp. (See
photo)
Another optional item is a black 2 millimeter (2
millimeters is about the thickness of a wooden pencil
lead) genuine leather cord which is cut to a specific
length and fitted with a sterling silver lobster clasp and
end caps. (See photo) Please specify the overall length
desired for this special order between the lengths of 14
inches to 24 inches in length.
The Metal
The silver pieces are made with a tarnish resistant
sterling silver alloy formulated with the element
Germanium to provide a stunning snow white color.
Packaging & Shipping
Since jewelry is often given for special occasions, we will
be extremely flexible to help you create a wonderful
surprise. We can expedite your delivery for a fast-
approaching special occasion, or we can ship your
order to an address other than your home to help you
maintain your surprise.
Click here for our detailed packaging and shipping
information.
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special requests.
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