Alluvial Earrings
The Alluvial Collection includes these subtle earrings, representing the shifting soil that makes up the riverbank.
“Southern Louisiana was built up over millennia as the Mississippi River continually laid down sediment so that even what is solid was dissolved into and delivered by water and even what is local came from afar.” - R. Solnit and R. Snedeker in Unfathomable City
They were etched from a 1900s map, featuring the contours of the ripples from the river and land along the riverbank.
Material (all with sterling silver ear wires) -
Sterling Silver etching
Copper etching
Brass etching
Dimensions -
2 inches
The last image features the Alluvial Necklace available under a separate listing.
The Alluvial Collection includes these subtle earrings, representing the shifting soil that makes up the riverbank.
“Southern Louisiana was built up over millennia as the Mississippi River continually laid down sediment so that even what is solid was dissolved into and delivered by water and even what is local came from afar.” - R. Solnit and R. Snedeker in Unfathomable City
They were etched from a 1900s map, featuring the contours of the ripples from the river and land along the riverbank.
Material (all with sterling silver ear wires) -
Sterling Silver etching
Copper etching
Brass etching
Dimensions -
2 inches
The last image features the Alluvial Necklace available under a separate listing.
The Alluvial Collection includes these subtle earrings, representing the shifting soil that makes up the riverbank.
“Southern Louisiana was built up over millennia as the Mississippi River continually laid down sediment so that even what is solid was dissolved into and delivered by water and even what is local came from afar.” - R. Solnit and R. Snedeker in Unfathomable City
They were etched from a 1900s map, featuring the contours of the ripples from the river and land along the riverbank.
Material (all with sterling silver ear wires) -
Sterling Silver etching
Copper etching
Brass etching
Dimensions -
2 inches
The last image features the Alluvial Necklace available under a separate listing.
