Moonstone and pearl choker, 'Blue River'

NOVICA, in association with National Geographic, searches the world to work directly with the finest artisan designers. Crystalline moonstone tumbles in a luminous torrent toward cool blue turquoise. Interspersed with pearls, the stones evoke a rippling river. This hand-crafted choker by Sukanya Thongperm is wonderfully feminine. It closes with a sterling silver clasp. .925 rating silver Artisan Info: "My name is Sukanya Thongperm, and I was born in 3 December 1960 in Ang Thong province. My father passed away when I was child, and then my mother passed away three years ago. I am the second of three children but when I was 10 years old, I was sent to live with some relatives. I was like a daughter to them, so now I feel like I have two families, my biological one and my adoptive one. My second family lived in Bangkok, and I would visit my mother as often as possible. "I studied primary school in Bangkok, junior high in the province of Prachuap Kriri Khan, and then I returned to Bangkok for vocational college. I then studied and obtained a bachelor's degree in English from Ramkhamhang University. As a student, I worked in a few souvenir shops in hotels, including jewelry shops. "I am Roman Catholic. I believe in God and that one must do one's best today and everyday. I go to church every Sunday and on special Christian holidays. I work hard at what I do every day of the week and manage to find the time to relax at least two to three times a month. At the end of every year, I usually