'Three Voices'

The heirloom oval is the largest format in the Royal Academy series — the piece that has the space to tell a complete story rather than a study. Here the story has three voices. Smartweed offers its pink precision. Elderflower brings its cream lace, its familiar warmth, its suggestion of something fermented and good. And buckthorn berry arrives late in the season with its dark fruit and the authority of something that is both medicinal and slightly dangerous.

The large scalloped frame is designed for a piece that deserves the proportions. This is not a delicate field note. This is a portrait. The chain is heavy-link, a substantial rolo, scaled to match. When you wear this piece, you know you are wearing something.

For the one who has always known her own weight and has stopped apologizing for it.