Statement geometrical earrings inspired by patterns found in Kongo textiles.
The gold diamond symbolises the mysterious world of the ancestors always watching upon us and coming to life again through Kala – the black point from which life begins.
The fine silver is textured like the grains of sand making them shimmers in the light of a dying sun.
Made of :
– certified recycled Fine silver 999 – sterling silver for the joints and ear posts.
– certified recycled 24k gold – layer applied using a japanese method of guilding gold : Keum boo
– Handmade with recycled glass beads from Ghana – fairtraded.
Weight | 7.3 gm |
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Dimensions | 5 × 0.5 cm |
Silver naturally tarnishes with exposure to air.
Wash with warm water, not hot. Dilute dish soap in a sink full of warm water before adding the silver items to avoid dark spots from concentrated dish detergent.
Lemon juice works very well to clean your jewellery. Rinse clean with warm water.
This piece is part of the glass collection. In this collection I play with glass beads traditionally handmade by artisans in Ghana.
I am fascinated by this material – Glass – that is made only from sand and heat. It can change shape again and again, indefinitely, with a new purpose each time. So I work the fine silver – which is also recycled – to resemble the grainy texture of sand. I also explore traditional jewellery design from nomadic cultures in northern Africa.