MAKE WAVES EARRINGS — COPPER & PATINA BY KASSANDRA AKI-EYRE

THESE MAKE WAVES EARRINGS ARE A VIBRANT EXPRESSION OF MOTION, ENERGY, AND FLUIDITY. HANDCRAFTED FROM ETCHED COPPER AND FINISHED WITH A RICH, OCEAN-INSPIRED PATINA, EACH EARRING FEATURES A SERIES OF STYLIZED WAVE MOTIFS THAT SYMBOLIZE ENDURANCE, CHANGE, AND THE UNSTOPPABLE FORCE OF NATURE.

THE TEXTURED PATINA BLENDS BLUES, TURQUOISE, SEA-GREEN, AND GOLDEN UNDERTONES, CREATING A LUMINOUS SURFACE REMINISCENT OF SUNLIGHT DANCING ACROSS WATER. LIGHTWEIGHT AND FULL OF CHARACTER, THESE EARRINGS ARE BOTH BOLD AND DEEPLY CONNECTED TO THE RHYTHMS OF THE NATURAL WORLD.

FEATURES

• PRESSED COPPER WITH WAVE MOTIF OVER HAND CUT AND WORKED COPPER
• RICH, HAND-APPLIED PATINA IN OCEAN TONES
• LIGHTWEIGHT AND COMFORTABLE FOR ALL-DAY WEAR
• COPPER EAR WIRES
• ONE-OF-A-KIND ARTISAN DESIGN

ARTIST INFO

THESE EARRINGS ARE HANDCRAFTED BY KASSANDRA AKI-EYRE, AN IÑUPIAQ ARTIST, SILVER HAND-CERTIFIED, AND AN ENROLLED TRIBAL MEMBER OF THE NATIVE VILLAGE OF KOTZEBUE.

KASSANDRA IS A MULTIDISCIPLINARY MAKER WHO WORKS WITH STERLING SILVER, GOLD-FILLED METALS, COPPER, RESIN, FUR, IVORY, BONE, AND OTHER NATURAL OR RECLAIMED MATERIALS. HER WORK BLENDS CONTEMPORARY JEWELRY DESIGN WITH CULTURAL GROUNDING, LAND-BASED INSPIRATION, AND THE DEEPLY ROOTED CREATIVE TRADITIONS OF ALASKA NATIVE ARTISTS.

STYLE NOTES

PERFECT FOR ART LOVERS, COLLECTORS OF ALASKA NATIVE-MADE JEWELRY, OR ANYONE DRAWN TO OCEANIC THEMES. THESE EARRINGS PAIR BEAUTIFULLY WITH NEUTRAL TONES, NATURAL TEXTURES, AND ANY LOOK INSPIRED BY WATER, MOVEMENT, AND FLOW.