I was browsing through Artfire yesterday and came upon these amazing
Rainbow earrings by Artfire Artisan Mu-Yin Jewelry. I love the way she's used tiny 4 mm faceted gemstones (including garnet, citrine, peridot and amethyst) to represent the colours of the rainbow, and I love the hammered sterling silver setting. Really stunning work. She makes other pieces (bracelet, ring and necklace) with the same theme.
The bio of this South Carolina artisan says:
Mu-Yin Jewelry specializes in custom wire wrapped jewelry made with high quality colorful freshwater pearls and natural gemstones. All items are made to order to fit customers' size, be it a ring, necklace, or bracelet. While Designer Mu-Yin Mollie Chen received professional training in various art areas including literature, fine art and classical music, her wire wrapping skills are completely self-taught. A huge fan of handcrafted jewelry herself, one of Mu-Yin's goals is to provide the general public trendy and well-made handcrafted jewelry without the high price tag. Many designs are limited editions featuring rare colored freshwater pearls and natural gemstones collected by the designer from all over the world.Mu-Yin's Designs are noted for their vibrant colors, often simple yet meticulous construction and the delicate balance between the wire and pearls/gemstones. They are girly, sweet, sexy and easy to wear. Mu-Yin's Designs are never overwhelming -- they are simply addictive as that chocolate which makes you want to have one after another!
Here's an example of her work with pearls. Mu-Yin does a few gorgeous peas in a pod pieces like the
Necklace shown above. Colourful freshwater pearls and sterling silver -- yum!
And here's another example of her work with tiny faceted gemstones. I love this
fresh, pretty aquamarine ring, which is also available in a number of different stones/colours. It's pretty but not too sweet -- the rusticity of the hammered sterling silver plays well with the faceted gems and keeps it from being too calculated :)
Mu-Yin's Artfire store is
muyinmolly.
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