Golden Pear Wire Earrings

Once a pear is harvested from its branch, it can ripen to its full potential to be deliciously enjoyed. This beloved fruit is actually part of the rose family, and is very versatile as it's used in many popular recipes and desserts. Unlike some other fruits, the pear usually keeps its same golden hue during ripening, though it may change ever so slightly. It was considered a sacred fruit in Greek mythology and is even a symbol of immortality in China.

Materials: The golden pear earrings are cast in hand patinated bronze and accented with 24kt gold powder coated cast glass pears. The wires are 925 silver with a 24kt gold plating.

Measures: 0.8" L x 0.4" W

About the Artist

Designed and handmade in Bellmore, New York by Michael Michaud, a world-renowned collection of botanical jewelry. It captures the beauty and exquisite detail of nature using soft patinas on bronze accented with pearls, beads, stones, and more. His attention to intricate detail results in true to nature, botanical jewelry. This unique jewelry is made by creating molds directly from botanical elements in a process similar to lost-wax casting. While traditional lost-wax casting begins with a hand-carved model of wax, Michael Michaud instead uses an actual leaf, branch, or flower in place of the wax model. A mold is created around the botanical element and, as it is heated, the plant matter burns away and leaves behind a beautifully detailed mold of itself.