SHERRY CORDOVA JEWELRY

Snowflake Coral Polyps Red Reaching Earrings

Snowflake Coral Polyps Earrings Red Reaching

Low tarnish sterling silver and recycled hide leather
Stainless steel fasteners and handmade niobium ear wires

Hand drawn, laser cut, hand finished
6.4 x 3.6 x 0.6 cm

The earrings were part of the juried exhibit + sale “The Earring Show 2022” at Craft Council British Columbia in Vancouver, BC, Canada. craftcouncilbc.org

Inspired by the invasive snowflake coral species now seen more often in the waters of the Hawaiian Islands. The species is spread by cargo ships and has no natural predators in Hawai’i.

CHM Carnelian Spheres Earrings
Tension set carnelian spheres tension set in low tarnish silver in these earrings. The view is of the front sides of the earrings with the orange carnelians glowing when lit from behind. The background is white.
Circogonia-Epibulia Earrings
A pair of earrings which consist of 3 layers each. The top layer is laser cut and hand formed and then patinated to create contrast between it and the lower 2 layers. All 3 layers are different designs. The niobium ear wires are angled towards each other in the photo.
CHM Faceted Garnets Earrings
front angled view of a pair of earrings with faceted garnets tension set into the argentium sterling silver