Natural Baroque Earrings

The baroque pearl in its natural state is a record of the mollusk's life — its shape is the shape of the irritant that started it, its surface texture is the texture of the nacre layers that covered that irritant year after year, its luster is the luster of the water the mollusk lived in. No two baroque pearls are alike because no two mollusks live identical lives, because no two irritants are identical, because no two bodies of water have identical chemistry. These earrings honor that individuality by setting natural baroque pearls as studs on sterling silver posts — the simplest possible setting for the most complex possible pearl.

The pearls are genuine freshwater baroque, each one approximately 6-8mm in its longest dimension, each one a different shape — some rounded and organic like river stones, others elongated and asymmetrical like the wing of a bird in flight, a few flat on one side and rounded on the other like a drop of water caught mid-fall. The sterling silver posts and backs are standard — their job is to hold the pearl at the earlobe and then disappear, to let the pearl's individual character occupy the entire visual field.

• Natural baroque freshwater pearls — each a unique shape, approximately 6-8mm
• Sterling silver posts and backs
• Lightweight and comfortable
• Each pair is matched for color and general scale, but no two pearls are identical
• Nickel-free and hypoallergenic

Stud earrings are the most personal form of jewelry — they sit close to the face, visible in every conversation, noticed by everyone who makes eye contact. To wear baroque pearl studs is to wear your preference for the organic and the individual in the most visible possible form — a small declaration, at the earlobe, that you value character over conformity. Style them with anything and everything; pearl studs are the universal earring, and baroque pearl studs are the universal earring with a point of view.