{"product_id":"nyx","title":"Nyx the Firefly Sterling Silver Glow in the Dark Bracelet","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" data-sourcepos=\"6:1-6:378;81-458\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt is the hour just before dark. The air is warm and still and something is about to happen. You have been watching the field at the edge of the woods for twenty minutes now, waiting, and then all at once the first light blinks on. Then another. Then ten more. Then the whole meadow is full of cold green fire and you forget completely what you were doing before this moment.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\" data-sourcepos=\"10:1-10:15;465-479\"\u003eNyx, the Firefly\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" data-sourcepos=\"12:1-12:496;481-976\"\u003eFireflies are not flies. They are beetles, members of the family Lampyridae, and they have been lighting up summer nights for approximately 100 million years. The light they produce is called bioluminescence, generated by a chemical reaction between two compounds called luciferin and luciferase in a specialized organ in the abdomen. It is nearly 100% efficient, producing almost no heat at all. A standard incandescent light bulb wastes 90% of its energy as heat. A firefly wastes almost none.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" data-sourcepos=\"14:1-14:277;978-1254\"\u003eEach firefly species has its own private language of light, a specific flash pattern that males broadcast in flight while females watch from the vegetation below and signal back. They are having entire conversations in the dark that most of us walk right past without knowing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" data-sourcepos=\"16:1-16:154;1256-1409\"\u003eHere in New Hampshire there are approximately 15 species of fireflies. Nyx, named after the Greek goddess of night, rests on a leaf from one of our most beloved and most threatened native trees.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\" data-sourcepos=\"20:1-20:12;1416-1427\"\u003eThe American Beech Leaf\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" data-sourcepos=\"22:1-22:382;1429-1810\"\u003eNyx the firefly was made on an American beech leaf, and that choice was not accidental. The American beech is one of the most ecologically important trees in the northern hardwood forest, providing food and shelter for bears, birds, and dozens of other species. Its smooth silver gray bark and golden winter leaves are one of the most recognizable signatures of a New England forest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" data-sourcepos=\"24:1-24:428;1812-2239\"\u003eRight now the American beech in New Hampshire is fighting for its life on two fronts simultaneously. Beech bark disease, caused by an invasive European scale insect called \u003cem\u003eCryptococcus fagisuga\u003c\/em\u003e introduced to Nova Scotia in 1890 combined with native fungal pathogens, has been weakening and killing beech trees across New England for decades. It causes deep cankers in the bark and leaves trees vulnerable to breaking in wind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" data-sourcepos=\"26:1-26:555;2241-2795\"\u003eNow a second threat has arrived. Beech leaf disease is caused by an invasive nematode called \u003cem\u003eLitylenchus crenatae mccannii\u003c\/em\u003e, first detected in the United States in Ohio in 2012 and first found in New Hampshire in 2022. It now appears in every single county in this state. The nematode infests the leaf tissue, producing dark banded stripes between the veins, causing leaves to become leathery and distorted, and killing trees within three to six years of serious infection. Beech trees already weakened by beech bark disease are particularly vulnerable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" data-sourcepos=\"28:1-28:181;2797-2977\"\u003eNyx rests on a beech leaf because I want everyone who sees this bracelet to know that these trees are in trouble. The leaf she sits on is a record of something worth fighting for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\" data-sourcepos=\"32:1-32:16;2984-2999\"\u003eThe Bracelet\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" data-sourcepos=\"34:1-34:434;3001-3434\"\u003eNyx is a firefly carved entirely by hand from sterling silver, resting on a hand textured sterling silver beech leaf cuff bracelet. Her abdomen is a teardrop of glow in the dark borosilicate glass that I made myself in my studio using a torch. It glows blue green in the dark. She has six delicate sterling silver legs, a detailed pronotum and head, and folded silver wings that catch the light differently depending on how you move.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" data-sourcepos=\"36:1-36:538;3436-3973\"\u003eThe leaf beneath her measures approximately 1.75 inches tall and 2 inches wide at its widest point. The cuff band has an opening in the back to put it on your wrist. On the underside of the leaf, hidden from view unless you look for them, are five tiny round sterling silver eggs that Nyx has laid on the back of her leaf. They are her secret. Also on the underside you will find my maker's mark, Max the cat sitting on his anvil, because every piece that leaves my studio carries a little piece of him with it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\" data-sourcepos=\"38:1-43:76;3975-4437\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\" data-sourcepos=\"38:1-38:101;3975-4075\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFirefly:\u003c\/strong\u003e hand carved sterling silver with handmade glow in the dark borosilicate glass abdomen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\" data-sourcepos=\"39:1-39:89;4076-4164\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLeaf:\u003c\/strong\u003e approximately 1.75 inches tall, 2 inches wide, hand textured sterling silver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\" data-sourcepos=\"40:1-40:57;4165-4221\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCuff band:\u003c\/strong\u003e half round 8 gauge sterling silver wire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\" data-sourcepos=\"41:1-41:111;4222-4332\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHidden details:\u003c\/strong\u003e five sterling silver eggs on the underside of the leaf, maker's mark of Max on his anvil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\" data-sourcepos=\"42:1-42:29;4333-4361\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGlow color:\u003c\/strong\u003e blue green\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\" data-sourcepos=\"43:1-43:76;4362-4437\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e sterling silver throughout with handmade borosilicate glass\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\" data-sourcepos=\"47:1-47:17;4444-4460\"\u003eOne of a Kind\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" data-sourcepos=\"49:1-49:277;4462-4738\"\u003eThere is only one Nyx in the world. When she finds her home she will never be made again exactly like this. The eggs on the back of her leaf will never be hidden in exactly this arrangement again. The beech leaf she rests on will never exist again either. That felt important.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\" data-sourcepos=\"53:1-53:22;4745-4766\"\u003eA Note from Tamara\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" data-sourcepos=\"55:1-55:649;4768-5416\"\u003eI made Nyx because firefly season in New Hampshire is one of the most quietly extraordinary things I have ever witnessed and I wanted to make something that carries that feeling. I made her on a beech leaf on purpose, because the trees outside my studio window are sick and I am not ready to stop paying attention to them. Finding ways to help them! I added the hidden eggs on the back because fireflies lay their eggs in leaf litter and moss and soil, and because I liked the idea of a secret that only the person wearing her would know about. I hope she makes you go outside on summer evenings and look for cold green fire in the field and create memories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\" data-sourcepos=\"59:1-59:12;5423-5434\"\u003eShipping\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" data-sourcepos=\"61:1-61:191;5436-5626\"\u003eNyx is finished, packaged safely, and will be on her way to you within 3 to 5 business days. You will receive a tracking number by email so you can follow her on her journey to her new home.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Striped Cat Metalworks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47453427728533,"sku":null,"price":1200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0045\/2703\/0383\/files\/silver-firefly-bracelet-square-min_919c3c33-4c49-4121-8e0e-3c02cdc48df1.jpg?v=1781623311","url":"https:\/\/stripedcatmetalworks.com\/products\/nyx","provider":"The Striped Cat Metalworks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}