Remember the tiny, perfect lily flower on the recent water lily wrap? Now they're the stars of their own earrings! Larkin begins crafting these fabulous lilies by hand-cutting five layers of sheet metal silver into four petals. The five layers are staggered, petals shaped, and fused together, then finally a copper ball is set into the center. The 20 gauge hand-shaped ear wire is fused to the back. The copper center is untreated and will develop a natural patina over time.
Each step of torchwork is another opportunity for a layer of petals to rebel and slump-- on the first lily, Larkin worked the flower in halves and caused three different halves to slump before achieving the final lily. This pair was a little more cooperative (and, of course, Larkin had a bit more experience) and there were no start-all-over-catastrophic-failures.
These have been wear-tested and are quite robust, but some care should be taken when wearing them— loose knit garments may catch and snag on the petals.
Each bloom is about 1.3 cm in diameter and the total length of the earrings from the top of the ear wire to the bottom of the lily is about 2.3 cm.
