Earring Set with Patina

Year Completed: 2021

Aestophobia: The fear of melting away. I based these earrings off the idea of Aestophobia and feelings of dysphoria. There were a lot of little cuts to this piece and needed precision during sawing, since there was not much room for a file to fix mistakes. I added color, a red patina, with the torch and flux to give contrast to the piece and am happy with the way they showed up. This piece was not functional to me since I do not wear earrings, but I sold them to someone who was very happy to make use of them.