Handmade Earrings using Unique Painted Gumnuts by the Women of Camel Camp hypo allergenic A sterling silver heart completes

A sterling silver heart completes the loop and hook closure

and with bold shades up to 100 years old and teamed with contemporary Czech glass drop carnelian beads which adds texture

The clasp at the back contains a slice of petrified kiwi fruit (LOL only joking)

They are set (soldered and fused) with hand cut glass square

Oil on Canvas

Handmade Earrings using Unique Painted Gumnuts by the Women of Camel Camp hypo allergenic A sterling silver heart completesThese earrings feature hand painted gumnuts by the Aboriginal Women of Camel Camp from the Utopia region of Australia. These gumnuts have been decorated with pink and white stripes and blue dots on a black background. When we collected these unique beads, they still smelt of the smokey fire the women sat around as they painted these gumnuts. Australian jeweller, Christine Smalley complete this design by adding wooden beads and ear hooks for the