Sputnik Earrings

$97.00



Make: Brian Adam


"I'm a jeweller with an eye for fun and my motivation to make stuff comes from the delight I get playing with materials and processes. I'm curious about objects, what they're made of and how they work. I use soft-tech and low-tech ways to shape materials into jewellery, which I want to be durable and comfortable to wear. To me eyewear is one of the most humorous areas of body adornment, as well as being a site for functional and elegant eyeglasses. I trained in design at Wellington Polytechnic and started making jewellery in 1979. I've exhibited widely in New Zealand and am keen on passing on what I do. My master classes in Australia, USA and Canada are aimed at professionals yet I include beginners. I teach at local high schools hoping to encourage an interest in making detailed things. I run jewellery classes from my studio in Titirangi".

Models:

'Sputnik' earring design feature the concave-shaped inside of the shell. The New Zealand paua shell (haliotis iris) is from Stewart Island, Chatham Islands, or the Southland coastline, places where the seas are roughest and the shell is thickest. Pure silver reflector disc behind (more tarnish-resistance than sterling). Solid sterling silver hoops. Sterling silver earwires. Variations: Pearl shell from the Cook Islands, and New Zealand nephrite jade from New Zealand's South Island.