Design 1 earrings are basically in photos 5 through 11-Design 2 are in the remaining.

Please go through all photos since they play a role to the description. Also it helps to know what weight your ears are happiest with, so before purchasing, please be sure to go over the weights,since I don't take back returns for the earrings being too heavy.

THE ARTISAN-CHARLES BIRD

31 Year old Charles is a Kewa Puebloan artist whose determined to stand apart from the rest in the Kewa Village.. Having been inspired by his numerous award winning mother "Jolene Bird", who Charles works very closely with to this day, you might say that Charles is a "Non-Conformist" when it comes to doing things his own way, which are clearly witnessed in his jewelry.

While staying close to his traditional, passed down techniques that come from his 'Ancestral Puebloan' ancestry, Charles gives a very contemporary, very artistic approach to many of his pieces. Being blessed with an artistic eye for design, his designs can be sometimes be abstract & refuses to do the same thing, the same 'ol way. I personally love his imagination, his creative artistry ,which makes each piece unique & different!

When he's not grinding,& shaping stones & shells to enter into shows, he spends time practicing Jiu Jitsu, which he has earned not only 2 silver metals, but has honorably taken home the gold metal award as well!

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ON BOTH:

ARTIST: Charles Bird-Made Exclusively for Plata de Santa Fe Jewelry

TRIBAL AFFILIATION: Kewa Pueblo (Santo Domingo Pueblo)

METAL: Sterling Silver (Ear Wires)

EAR STYLE: Wire

TECHNIQUE: Lapidary-Cut Out Work- Cutting & Shaping each stone & shell for mosaic inlay work

Comes Gift Boxed.

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DESIGN 1

MEASUREMENTS: 4" x 2-1/8" (From ear wire curvature to bottom- Width taken at widest area)

MOSAIC ALONE 3" X 2-1/8" (Without wire)

COMBINED WEIGHT: 31.2 Grams (1.10 Ounces)

MOSAIC INLAID ATOP OF: Red Wood

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DESIGN 2

MEASUREMENTS: 4" x 2-1/8" (From ear wire curvature to bottom- Width taken at widest area)

MOSAIC ALONE 3" X 2-1/8" (Without wire)

COMBINED WEIGHT: 32Grams (1.1 2 Ounces)

MOSAIC INLAID ATOP OF: Yellow Wood

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PLEASE READ BEFORE PURCHASING

*****I do not consider myself a 'professional photographer" but I do try my hardest to give you photos that are 'realistic" in color as much as I can. One thing that you have to realize however,is that all monitors are different, so the materials can look brighter (or duller) from one computer to the next. If you need more photos, in different areas of lighting, please let me know! *****

To give you close up photos,pictures tend to make the item look much more larger & everything is more magnified than in actuality. So to get an accurate idea of how big these are,please either check them out being worn to get a rough idea (photo 2) or if you have one, you can pull out a tape measure & compare to my given measurements.