{"id":3716,"date":"2021-09-23T20:24:42","date_gmt":"2021-09-23T19:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lindaconnellyenamels.co.uk\/2021\/09\/23\/merking-palace-garden\/"},"modified":"2021-09-23T20:24:42","modified_gmt":"2021-09-23T19:24:42","slug":"merking-palace-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lindaconnellyenamels.co.uk\/?p=3716","title":{"rendered":"Merking Palace Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Under the sea there lives the Kingdom of the Merfolk with the fabulous Merking\u2019s Palace and gardens. I adapted the idea from an original illustration by J.R.R.Tolkien. 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Like the one above, they are all cloisonn\u00e9 enamel on silver in silver settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\\\"wp-block-image\\\"><figure class=\\\"aligncenter size-medium\\\"><img src=\\\"https:\/\/lindaconnellyenamels.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Fossil-Pendant-with-Kyranite-1.jpgwp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Heading-1.jpgwp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/img_2881-225x300.webp\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-3728\\\"\/><figcaption><strong>Merking\u2019s Palace Pendant<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"\\&quot;wp-block-gallery wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\" aligncenter columns-3\\\"><ul class=\\\"blocks-gallery-grid\\\"><li class=\\\"blocks-gallery-item\\\"><figure><img src=\\\"https:\/\/lindaconnellyenamels.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Fossil-Pendant-with-Kyranite-1.jpgwp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Heading-1.jpgwp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/img_2918-scaled-1.webp\\\" data-id=\\\"3733\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-3733\\\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\\\"blocks-gallery-item\\\"><figure><img src=\\\"https:\/\/lindaconnellyenamels.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Fossil-Pendant-with-Kyranite-1.jpgwp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Heading-1.jpgwp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/img_2917-1-scaled-1.webp\\\" data-id=\\\"3734\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-3734\\\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\\\"blocks-gallery-item\\\"><figure><img src=\\\"https:\/\/lindaconnellyenamels.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Fossil-Pendant-with-Kyranite-1.jpgwp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Heading-1.jpgwp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/img_2916-1-scaled-1.webp\\\" data-id=\\\"3735\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-3735\\\"\/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\\\"blocks-gallery-caption\\\"><strong>Merking\u2019s Palace Pendants<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"\\&quot;wp-block-gallery wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\" aligncenter columns-2\\\"><ul class=\\\"blocks-gallery-grid\\\"><li class=\\\"blocks-gallery-item\\\"><figure><img src=\\\"https:\/\/lindaconnellyenamels.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Fossil-Pendant-with-Kyranite-1.jpgwp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Heading-1.jpgwp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/img_2913-1-scaled-1.webp\\\" data-id=\\\"3736\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-3736\\\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\\\"blocks-gallery-item\\\"><figure><img src=\\\"https:\/\/lindaconnellyenamels.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Fossil-Pendant-with-Kyranite-1.jpgwp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Heading-1.jpgwp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/img_2914-1-scaled-1.webp\\\" data-id=\\\"3737\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-3737\\\"\/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\\\"blocks-gallery-caption\\\"><strong>Merking\u2019s Garden Earrings<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This work can be seen at the Sussex Guild Gallery, Southover Grange, Lewes as part of Artwave. 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