While wandering the Tucson Mineral Show, I fell in love with these unusually intricate crystallized ocean fossils—tiny remnants of an ancient sea, transformed by time into something unexpectedly beautiful.
I wanted the earrings to feel alive, so I echoed the fossils’ quartz-like sparkle with Swarovski crystal and delicate sterling silver chains. The crystals catch the light and move as you do, giving the earrings lots of kinetic swing.
The backs are intentionally left open, allowing the remarkable fossils to be seen from both sides. No two are alike, and I’ve embraced their differences in this one-of-a-kind, asymmetrical pair.
Wear these stunners to your next poetry slam.
Sterling silver • crystallized ocean fossils • Swarovski crystal • one of a kind
3 1/4” long x 1 1/4” wide
PROCESS: I textured a sandy design into the sterling silver sheet for the backs of the earrings. I used an ornate gallery wire to create the bezel for the irregularly shaped fossils. Everything was blackened with patina, and then removed off the highpoints to reveal the textures. Swarovski crystal was hand-wired to delicate chains.
FEATURES: Beautiful crystallized ocean fossils. Swarovski Crystal. Completely hand-made by me. Unique, one-of-a-kind artisan jewelry.
While wandering the Tucson Mineral Show, I fell in love with these unusually intricate crystallized ocean fossils—tiny remnants of an ancient sea, transformed by time into something unexpectedly beautiful.
I wanted the earrings to feel alive, so I echoed the fossils’ quartz-like sparkle with Swarovski crystal and delicate sterling silver chains. The crystals catch the light and move as you do, giving the earrings lots of kinetic swing.
The backs are intentionally left open, allowing the remarkable fossils to be seen from both sides. No two are alike, and I’ve embraced their differences in this one-of-a-kind, asymmetrical pair.
Wear these stunners to your next poetry slam.
Sterling silver • crystallized ocean fossils • Swarovski crystal • one of a kind
3 1/4” long x 1 1/4” wide
PROCESS: I textured a sandy design into the sterling silver sheet for the backs of the earrings. I used an ornate gallery wire to create the bezel for the irregularly shaped fossils. Everything was blackened with patina, and then removed off the highpoints to reveal the textures. Swarovski crystal was hand-wired to delicate chains.
FEATURES: Beautiful crystallized ocean fossils. Swarovski Crystal. Completely hand-made by me. Unique, one-of-a-kind artisan jewelry.