Wild Grape Vine Wire Earrings

Cast in bronze with a hand patina finish.

Accented with flame-worked glass and a 24k gold finish.

Wild grape are captivating plants that enchant with their natural beauty. These climbers gracefully weave their way through woods and gardens, creating intricate tapestries of foliage. One of their most alluring features is the clusters of small, purple to black grapes they bear.
The grapes produced by wild vines not only have a fascinating aesthetic appeal, but also play an important ecological role. Their intense aromas and varied flavours attract birds, insects and mammals, making them a vital part of the local ecosystem.
Materials: The leaves and twigs of the Wild Grape Vine earrings are cast in green hand patinated bronze. The earrings are accented with purple flame-worked glass grape bunches and beads with gold plated vines. The wires are 925
Sterling silver with a 24kt gold plating.

Measures: 1.42" L x 0.71" W

By Michael Michaud

The Michael Michaud Design Jewelry Collection, designed by Michael Michaud, is a world-renowned collection of botanical jewelry. It captures the beauty and exquisite detail of nature using soft patinas on bronze accented with pearls, beads, stones, and more. His attention to intricate detail results in true to nature, botanical jewelry. This unique jewelry is made by creating molds directly from botanical elements in a process similar to lost-wax casting. While traditional lost-wax casting begins with a hand-carved model of wax, Michael Michaud instead uses an actual leaf, branch, or flower in place of the wax model. A mold is created around the botanical element and, as it is heated, the plant matter burns away and leaves behind a beautifully detailed mold of itself. Michael Michaud Jewelry is renowned for its beauty and workmanship and is featured in the finest museums, galleries, and specialty retailers around the world. Many collections are commissioned by leading museums such as The Victoria & Albert Museum, The Art Institute of Chicago, The National Gallery of Art, and the Château de Versailles.