In these lands, rain and that which brings it is life, breath, medicine: sacred waters, sacred sky. With these earrings, Wings honors the turquoise blues of the alpine desert skies, the marbled white webbing of clouds that become the storm, and the rich greens and browns of this thriving mountainous land. Each compact drop is built around a freeform cabochon of natural Cripple Creek turquoise from Colorado, part of a larger parcel of cabochons acquired some years ago. These stones are beautifully matched, but not mirror images; their vaguely triangular shapes show material of classic sky blue, with Cripple creek’s hallmark white host-rock stippling and patchy bronze and green matrix. Each cabochon is set into a low-profile scalloped bezel edged with a slender strand of twisted silver, with an organic bezel backing that extends at the top into hand-drilled tabs, through which are threaded sterling silver coil-and-ball-bead earring wires. At the lower end, that backing extends at side angles into two scalloped arc, saw-cut freehand, to accommodate the two hand-made ingot ball beads overlaid atop them. Each bead is stamped with a flowering motif, raindrops as petals opening. Earrings hang 1-1/8″ long by 3/4″ to 7/8″ wide at their respective widest points; cabochons are 3/4″ long by roughly 1/2″ across at the widest point; ingot beads are 3/16″ across (all dimensions approximate). Earrings coordinate with From a Sacred Sky necklace and Sacred Spring cuff bracelet, set with stones from the same parcel; together, they would create a subtly powerful, classic matched set.
Sterling silver; natural Cripple Creek turquoise
$725 + shipping, handling, and insurance
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