GOLD-FILLED ABALONE SHELL DROP EARRINGS

These earrings hold the quiet shimmer of the sea.

Each pair features gold-filled abalone shell, selected for its soft iridescence and organic patterning. Set in gold-filled settings and suspended from gold-filled ear wires, the shells catch light subtly—revealing deep warmth with every movement.

Abalone has long been associated with coastal environments and tidal rhythms, prized for both its beauty and resilience. In this design, the shell is allowed to remain close to its natural form, its surface texture and variation becoming the focal point.

Lightweight and fluid in motion, these earrings are refined without being delicate—an easy balance of coastal influence and modern simplicity.

Details:

• Gold-filled ear wires and components

• Lightweight with gentle movement

• Organic oval silhouette

• Handmade and assembled in Alaska

• Each pair is naturally unique

ARTIST BIO

Kassandra Aki-Eyre is an Inupiaq artist and certified Silver Hand artist, born and raised in Alaska. She is a tribal member of the Native Village of Kotzebue and creates work under her jewelry label Modern Indigenous, where contemporary design meets ancestral materials and northern landscapes.

Her work explores themes of time, place, and transformation—drawing inspiration from coastal environments, Arctic landscapes, and the quiet strength of natural materials. Using elements such as silver, gold-fill, stone, shell, fur, salmon skin, glacial silt, resin, ivory, bone, and naturally sourced materials, Kassandra creates jewelry that honors material integrity while presenting a refined, modern aesthetic.

Each piece is designed and handcrafted in Alaska with intention and respect—allowing land, water, and material to remain present in the work.