Leaf tendril etched fan shaped copper earrings
£45.00
Product Code: 28730f
Stock Level: 1
Etched and antiqued copper earrings in a curved fan shape and featuring my own delicate leaf tendril design. The earrings hang from hammered scrolled earwires, allowing the gently curved fan shaped panels of the earrings to move freely.
I have recently rediscovered my love of copper etching, using a salt water technique and these large earrings feature a delicate interlocking leaf tendril design that I drew myself digitally using vector drawing software and used this to create a design resist/mask for the etching process. Although I use this basic design on more than one piece, a file is individually created for each outer shape to ensure that the design both fills the outer shape evenly and attractively and to allow me to give a smoothing border to the etch. You can read more about the process used for these earrings in my blog.
The copper sheet used for the etch was quite thin, so the earrings will be very light to wear, but this also means that they require a little care in handling as the panels will potentially bend with force applied. The earrings have been antiqued to enhance the textures of the design and polished back to a soft satin finish. The pattern has been mirrored between the earrings, truly making them a matched pair. They hang from scrolled earwires to allow the earrings to move freely.
Size:
The earrings hang 61mm (2.4") overall from the top of the earwires and they are 30mm (1.2") in width. Whilst they are quite large, they are actually very light to wear. Due to the design, the earwires are in a slightly heavier gauge of copper than I usually make my earwires, if you're sensitive to the diameter that goes through your piercing.
