Helix Earrings - 14K Gold Filled

Two halves are joined to create a whole. Each arc is made with large gauge, wound guitar strings and is held in tension by unwound, thin guitar wire. The wire is filled with gemstones and metal beads. Elongated handmade earwire in 14K gold-fill. 2.75" long.
 
 Details:
- Afghan Turquoise 
- Afghan Lapis Lazuli
- Matte brassy colored fired Hematite tubes
- 99% Pure silver, Thai silver chips
 
An award winning jeweler once said to me: "You don't have any cirlces... people... they like circles." And so I started sketching, and the resulrs were the Double Helix and Sine collections