Heavenly Bling

Seraphima McLean holds up her latest creation, a pendant inspired by the Giotto-painted ceiling of the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua, Italy. A gold disc hanging from an 18-inch chain, its center has midnight blue enamel set with diamonds. Called the Celestial Fire Pendant, it is made in Ipswich. The glittering piece of jewelry is both a departure for McLean’s company, Gallery Byzantium, and a continuation of a tradition begun by her father. And, she insists, the designs are not strictly hers, but are the result of collaboration between her and her husband, Brian, with input from her father. “I studied art history and a

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Seraphima McLean continues a family tradition of making jewelry that draws from the art of the Byzantine world.

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