Vivian Shaw

@ceruleancynic.bsky.social

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she/her. Helsing books: STRANGE PRACTICE, DREADFUL COMPANY, GRAVE IMPORTANCE, BITTER WATERS; STRANGE NEW WORLD (2025) Orbit; THE HELIOS SYNDROME (Lethe); short fiction (Uncanny, PseudoPod, The Deadlands); editor; jeweler. Rep: https://x.com/Stephen_Barbara

Single strand glass dagger-beaded necklace in shades of pale green and sand
Giant statement pendant consisting of a massive rectangular slab of lapis lazuli, accented with a pyrite pebble, a polished metal half-moon, and a raw quartz point
3-strand glass bead necklace in shades of dark blue, black, and violet, including black blue-spotted Czech glass daggers, iridescent turquoise Czech glass daggers, iridescent lozenge and round faceted statement beads, etc, separated by micro-bugle black glass beads
1-strand glass bead necklace featuring three shades of blue dagger-shaped beads separated by clear micro-bugles, on a white display bust
"Copper Harmony" 3-strand glass bead necklace including round, faceted, teardrop and dagger beads in shades of warm rich copper and gold, accented with pressed-glass "moon" face beads, displayed on a black velvet bust.
3-strand necklace in shades of pale silver and mint green glass beads
Uranium glass "forbidden icecream" earrings, colorway 1: a round uranium glass bead above a conical spike dangle in black/silver, displayed on a fossiliferous polished stone
"Forbidden Icecream" uranium glass earrings: glowing green uranium glass rounds, clear/silver conical spike beads, hanging from a blue ceramic bowl
earrings consisting of cobalt blue faceted briolette glass drops, hanging from a beaten silver goblet
A pair of dangle earrings featuring a green-glowing uranium sphere bead, gunmetal jump ring and blue/black "stone" effect conical spike bead (photo taken under UV light)
Uranium glass "forbidden icecream" earrings: a round uranium glass bead above a clear/silver conical spike bead resembling an ice cream cone, hanging from a glass flask.
1 of 3 images showing a row of assorted uranium glass earrings hanging from the edge of a blue ceramic bowl. The uranium glass is glowing bright neon green under UV.
Dangle earrings featuring uranium glass daggers and rounds, accenting a blue-and-yellow hollow swirled Venetian glass bead. The uranium glass is glowing bright neon green under a UV light.
First of 3 pictures of a row of glowing green glass earrings hanging from the rim of a blue ceramic bowl. The earrings are a mix of cascades of dagger beads and dangle earrings featuring round glass beads. All the glowing glass contains uranium and is mildly radioactive.
3-strand necklace in shades of medium clear and iridescent blue glass, including cubes, daggers, teartdrops, faceted rondelles, iridescent rounds, and seed beads, on a white display bust
3-strand necklace featuring large oval black and silver faceted glass statement beads; silver glass teardrops; faceted black glass briolettes, rounds, and rondelles; polished silvery hematite rounds; black and metallic dark silver seed beads; and clear micro glass bugles, photographed on a white display bust
Shades of Mint: 3-strand glass bead necklace in minty greens and blues accented with silver. Includes faceted and frosted round beads, discs of Roman glass, silver daggers, faceted rondelles, and shimmery seed beads.
Closeup shot of a three-strand glass bead necklace in shades of mint green, including pieces of Roman glass, clear, faceted, iridescent, frosted, and matte beads of all shapes and sizes
Close-up of a two-strand necklace featuring a faceted green glass briolette teardrop flanked with paler green daggers and iridescent round glass beads
A pair of dangle earrings hanging from the edge of a white canvas lampshade, made of glass beads including Venetian-style black-and-gold swirls encapsulated in clear glass and then twisted 90 degrees, faceted black glass spheres, tiny faceted golden rondelle beads, and then metallic golden glass dagger beads dangling from the bottom.
3-strand glass bead necklace, named "Green Glass, Goblin (Spring Edition)". There are a variety of pale green glass beads including sea-glass shards, round apple-green clear beads, frosted and iridescent, and faceted rondelles, in shades of pale leaf-green, grass-green, and mint-green. The necklace is pictured on a white display bust against a white backdrop.
A notebook page with a sketch of a glass insulator drawn in a deep aqua fountain pen ink, with the caption “pressed glass in pressed glass”
Dangle earrings consisting of opalescent pale pink glass dagger beads, opalescent white pressed glass moon-face beads, and faceted opal glass round beads, hanging from the rim of a pewter champagne flute
New! 3-strand necklace featuring grey and gold glass beads, hematite chips, pyrite chunks and beads, smoky quartz, and crystal.
3-strand necklace of black and gold sparkly faceted glass on black beading wire. Very 80s, cleverly designed to lack all subtlety.
Cover design for a book titled I AM THE MAN WHO ARRANGES THE BLOCKS: PIET MONDRIAN AND THE RISE OF NEOPLASTICISM, part of a (nonexistent) series named Art Books that Need to Happen. The cover is obviously inspired by Mondrian's colorblock paintings and features white, black, blue, and red fields.
multi-strand glass bead necklace in shades of mint green, including silver glass daggers, Roman glass chips, vintage Czech glass rondelles, and frosted and iridescent beads
Large 3-strand glass bead necklace in shades of pale green and mint, including Roman glass, crystal cubes, bicones, and rondelles, silver and iridescent glass daggers, and vintage flame-polished Czech glass
Teal hollow Venetian glass swirl beads with a verdigris-patina copper unicorn horn/seashell dangle
A row of partial whelk shells on a beach, in varying stages of completeness
A knitted scarf in progress in shades of teal and rust, worked in moss/seed stitch
dangle earrings: pale pink matte iridescent daggers in a cascade, hanging from sterling french hooks on the back of a macbook
Dangle earrings: blue dyed quartz round beads above clear faceted aqua crystal briolettes, hanging from a pewter cup
massive 3-strand glass necklace in shades of ocean blue and silver
Dangle earrings: long textured silvertone bars hanging from clear quartz pebbles
3-strand glass necklace in shades of pale mint green, including pieces of genuine Roman glass
Necklace: two strands of silvertone beading wire with a single large aqua glass faceted briolette bead
dangle earrings consisting of green/blue iridescent dagger, faceted rondelle, and iridescent turquoise/gold round beads in glass on gunmetal findings
glass dangle earrings including blue iridescent leaves, pale green frosted beads, and blue iridescent beads
pale green horizontal seaglass pebble earrings with a pale iridescent glass dangle
Blue crystal faceted teardrop earrings
Bar pendant with three graduated slabs of blue-dyed imperial jasper
Uranium glass jewelry collection glowing neon green under UV
Necklace consisting of bar pendant featuring three pieces of blue-dyed jasper strung on steel beading wire
Entire collection of uranium glass jewelry glowing green, some bits brighter than others because of narrow UV flashlight beam