Tombstone earrings in hammered copper // Halloween earrings yellow_sapphire but handmade gold jewelry is

but handmade gold jewelry is on another level

formed over millions of years as minerals seeped through miniscule cracks in the rock

detailed pattern in shades of red-orange and black

Lost-wax casting begins with a wax original

or an opening flower as well as an explosion

Tombstone earrings in hammered copper // Halloween earrings yellow_sapphire but handmade gold jewelry isEntirely handmade by me in my Connecticut studio. These tombstones feature faded inscriptions (hand cut with a jeweler's saw): "RIP" on one, "1736" on the other. Above the inscriptions are stylized weeping willows, as found on 18th and 19th century tombstones in New England. (These are also hand cut with a jeweler's saw.) Who is buried here? No one knows. Hammered copper with a natural patina, sealed with a museum quality sealant. Hypoallergenic and