Ribbon Fringe Earrings

These Ribbon Fringe Earrings layer contrasting colors, textures, and movement into a fluid, cascading silhouette. I hand-fabricate each pair by stacking a softly brushed, rippled ribbon of sterling silver over a slightly wider strip of deep blue niobium. Because the silver curves and undulates along its length, the vibrant blue metal peeks out along the edges, creating natural visual depth from every angle.

Tucked between the two layers, delicate strands of blackened sterling silver chain spill down past the bottom edge like gentle rain or shifting ocean currents. For the colorful backing, I anodize pure niobium using electrical currents—never paints, dyes, or plating—to bring out a rich, permanent cobalt-to-indigo hue that catches the light across its wave-like ridges.

Suspended from sleek, elongated sterling silver ear wires, this art jewelry piece sways effortlessly with every turn of your head while staying surprisingly light on the ear. Formed completely freehand at the bench without molds or templates, every pair carries its own organic ripples and distinct character.

• Hand-fabricated sterling silver, blackened sterling silver chain, and electrically anodized niobium.

• Sterling silver ear wires.

• One-of-a-kind. Formed freehand at the bench without molds or templates, giving every pair its own distinct ripples and silhouette.

• Niobium features permanent, current-reactive color with no paints, dyes, or plating.