Etched Mother of Pearl Dangle Earrings

This one of a kind earrings features Mother of pearl with Rainbow Flashes throughout. The Shell Is hand-etched with re-imagined southeastern Tattoo line work and darkened with a black lacquer for contrast, set in a hammer set Sterling Silver setting. The arches around the design represent the mounds of the southeast and also the crescent moon. finished with a soft brushed silver finish. Beautiful in any light. 

Rykelle “Ahlazua” Kemp (Choctaw, Mvskoke Creek-Euchee & Diné) creates wearable art with a modern and traditional approach. Her work represents ancestral knowledge attained from her tribes in the Southeastern Woodlands and the Southwestern Deserts. She works with materials and techniques that have been used in her tribes for countless generations. Kemp incorporated shell, pearls, carving and etching techniques from the Southeast & combines that with tufa casting, silver & turquoise from the Southwest. Because of her unique approach to jewelry making, Rykelle has developed her own distinct style. Modern, handmade, Indigenously beautiful: Indigenous Woman Made