The top shield is made of Mokume Gane, a Japanese alloy of silver mixed with copper. The bottom shield is oxidized sterling silver with the pieced tree & solitary leaf shapes. In between is a sterling bead.The tree shape and leaf cut out in these earrings are created by a metalsmithing technique called piercing. I hand cut each shape using a small blade in my jeweler’s saw. This is why you will find no two pieces are identical, just like your unique fingerprint. Additional texture is added to create the leaves by another technique called chasing.

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