Mineral Specimen Drop Eaarings Necklace seemingly spontaneous growth

seemingly spontaneous growth

shaped and hammered individually in Alice Fry’s studio

The centre features a flat niobium

which was anodised using electricity to create the iridescent gold and blue colours

Mineral Specimen Drop Eaarings Necklace seemingly spontaneous growthThese imagined mineral specimen earrings were inspired by rocks I collected as a child, and specimens such as at The Natural History Museum. I have created a new, completely unique gemstone that takes crystal shapes (such as garnets) and rock textures (such as schist), and morphed them into a new, fun and almost celestial jewel. The "mineral specimens" were hand formed from a flat sheet of niobium into these shapes using the technique "chasing and