Creating the lanterns and cages is playing with grids, some of them before the hammer forms them have a shape that appeals to me somehow. I find the grids interesting objects that can create a myriad of elements if one let the imagination fly and be free.
In this case, the grids form these asymmetrical but cohesive post earrings that are made as rustic as I possibly could -Do you know that is harder to make things that look rustic and brutal? Jewelry has "rules", ways to make elements, how a shank goes, where prongs are set, millimeters, directions... altering those rules means all you know disappears, like having loose ingredients on the table and creating a recipe not really knowing if the flour goes first or at the end, and it is challenging Fun...- The pieces have a small cubic zirconia to add a bit of sophistication and an unexpected touch and are lightweight even with their large size. The pictures will give you an idea of how large, since they were taken on top of a standard business card, a USA quarter coin and a ruler.