Jellyfish or sea jellies: aliens among us. Delicate and graceful, sometimes harmless, sometimes deadly. These earrings feature hand-hammered tentacles surrounding a pink tourmaline center. The pink tourmaline beads are new old stock and gemstone quality (which means that they have remarkable clarity and bright, saturated color). Entirely handmade by me in my Connecticut studio.
I use only argentium sterling silver for my ear wires and the other silver elements in my jewelry. Argentium sterling silver is a hypoallergenic alloy of silver using only recycled silver. It contains more pure silver than ordinary sterling (93.5% or 94%, vs. a minimum of 92% for other sterling). It contains no nickel. It is very durable, and unlike ordinary sterling silver, it is tarnish-resistant.
