These unique and original Butterfly Earrings are intricately hand-painted in acrylics on canvas, protected with varnish and hung on hallmarked 925 Sterling Silver art nouveau style hooks which have a cubic zirconia sparkle, like a droplet of nectar. In a variety of colours, with fine black tracery and edges, the reverse is more muted and has my small design initials in white. Each pair is one of a kind.
From wing tip to wing tip the smaller earrings (£31.99) measure 35mm and from piercing point to bottom measure 38mm. The larger design (32.99) measures 58mm from wing tip to wing tip, and 46mm drop from ear. Clear rubber earring security backs are supplied on each ear wire.
I’m inspired to paint butterflies not only because of their intrinsic beauty of form and movement, but also because of their unique life cycle. There is a miracle conveyed by their delicate design and vivid, life-filled colours that is unlike any other, and the journey taken from caterpillar to winged beauty is otherworldly and inspiring.
As earrings I love the way they have a certain freedom of movement to dance as they dangle and also that they are a pair, a symbol of love if you will.
The droplet of nectar symbolized by the sparkling silver drops speaks of abundance and a thriving life – which I hope to be a blessing to the wearer.
