THIS LISTING IS ONLY FOR A PAIR OF EARRINGS!
 
Teardrop ⅜” x 1⅜”
 
These earrings tell both sides of the story. Each round cabochon is a composite of two natural materials spiny oyster and Kingman turquoise, bonded by a skilled lapidary in the recognized tradition of Southwest composite stonework but each stone leads with a different voice. One opens in warm orange-red spiny oyster with turquoise breaking through at the edge. The other opens in vivid Kingman blue with spiny oyster at its shoulder. Sister stones, same materials, different conversations intentionally, beautifully mismatched in the way that the best pairs always are.
 
Below each stone a detailed brass feather hangs in a single graceful drop hand-cast, textured with vein detail, warm gold against the oxidized silver bezel above it. The feather is a Southwest motif with deep roots carried across cultures and centuries as a symbol of connection between earth and sky. Here it hangs below stones that carry both the orange of desert earth, the blue of open sky and moves with the wearer through the world. Sterling shepherd hooks keep the whole piece light and easy at 1⅜” total length. Small enough for every day. Distinctive enough to be remembered.
The cabochon is a composite two natural materials, spiny oyster and Kingman turquoise, bonded together by a skilled lapidary. Both stones are genuine and natural. The composite form is a recognized and celebrated tradition in Southwest lapidary work.
 
Details:
Stone: Kingman Turquoise & Spiny Oyster  ·  Matrix: Turquoise & Tans  ·  Metal: Custom Sterling Silver · Pendant  Setting:  ⅜” x 1⅜”  ·  One of a Kind with Makers Mark
 
Made in Taos by a Taosena. 
Some Jewelry is made. Some is found. At Fire & Stone, it's both.