My elemental collection is inspired by places which bring me back to self. Where I go to seek refuge, ground myself, focus on my breath, cleanse myself of anxiety and renew my energy. Most of these places exist in liminal spaces, where sky meets water and turns to mist, trees grow from the dirt reaching towards the sky, where water flows towards sandy earth and ebbs back into itself again and where flowers and grasses dance along the horizon.

This all started with my tidal collection. Searching the shores of New England for pebbles, shells, dried seaweed and driftwood is a wonderfully rich sensory experience for me. The sound of waves rolling in fills my spirit with ease. Watching the sunshine bouncing off waves or dappling through tide pools warms me, on even the coldest of days. The smell of salty air awakens my lungs, relaxing me. Looking down where the ocean rolls to the shore pebbles that have a little inclusion or lines of different colors in them are what catch my eye. My hands follow, fingers pass over their tumbled smoothness, happily coming across an uneven edge knowing this pebble has a bigger part in this body of water it rolled in from. The weight of pebbles in my hands grounds me as I gather different shapes, hoping to capture sense of calm in metal. With this, I give you the Tidal Collection. I hope you find comfort wearing these pieces and their colors, organic shapes, different weights and sizes remind you of how soothing the water is. May your fiddling hands enjoy their subtle textures.

the tidal collection is in stock and ready to ship in 1-3 business days. more work based on the elements will be added from time to time as it will expand with my spiritual growth. my approach to this collection rises and falls with the waves, as do my memories of times spent walking the sandy earth. thanks for your appreciation of this collection. xo, kim

stone + pebble earrings with fringe

$148.00

stone + pebble earrings are a mix of two collections. in my sand + stone collection, I explored contour drawing of stones in metal, and textured them to look as if they were covered in sand. my pebble collection is inspired by smaller rocks which had been well tumbled in the tide. they are round and smoother.

these different approaches of exploring stones I gathered at the beach has taken my studio practice in a new direction. I started using my saw to cut shapes from metal again, explored using bronze and semiprecious stones to add color, used new to me hammers and an antique iron for texturing metal and chose chain more purposely, giving it a part in the story. this exploration brought me to the liminal space of creating work in a production-like manner, as I hammered, cut, filed, sanded and soldered in an assembly style, but the pieces evolved. they aren’t identical and are moving towards the one of a kind collections I have been dreaming of.

stone + pebble post earrings have a sterling silver stone at the top with waves of fringe hanging from it. there are strands of beaded chain which look like rocks skipping though the water, mixed with cable chain which looks like ripples after a rock has been tossed into the sea. this fringe with the weight of the pebble moves gracefully on your ear. as someone who loves the beach best on the off season, the satin silver and warm bronze give the look sun glittering over cool water.

earring details…

pair no.1 :stones measure about 3/8” wide and 1/2” long and are made of sterling silver. the entire earring measure 2 5/8” long and the bronze pebbles are about 1/4” round. the chain and ear nuts are also sterling silver.

pair no.2: stone measures just shy of 1/2’ wide and is 1/2” long and are made of sterling silver. the entire earring measure 2 1/2” long and the bronze pebbles are about 1/4” round. the chain and ear nuts are also sterling silver.

style:

no. 1 no. 2

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