These contemporary triangular earrings are made from silver and 100% recycled acrylic. They were inspired by looking at animation films like those by Studio Ghibli. I want to capture the halcyon summer days that are often used as the Studio Ghibli settings.
These earrings are made using hydrangea flowers, geraniums, box hedge leaves and ferns which I found in Victoria Park near my house.
I collect, dry and press the leaves then heat the acrylic and press the leaves into the surface. I use them like a stencil to apply the colours (in this case pinks, reds, greens. blues and oranges), which give my floral jewellery a modern feel. The skeleton leaf is then peeled off to reveal the design. This is a method of dying and embossing plastic I developed myself called 'fossilised plastic' due to the fine details, like fossils, that are captured on the embossed surface.
These earrings measure 25mm x 30mm, with 20mm silver ear wires.
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