{"product_id":"q3n6llmaphkay2tgzlbkclkv-deitra-blackwell-cloud-earrings-black","title":"Deitra Blackwell: Enamel Cloud Earrings, Black","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDeitra Blackwell\u003c\/strong\u003e: Enamel Cloud Earrings, Black. Fine Silver, Sterling Silver post, Enamel, 24k Gold Luster. 1.75 x .75 Inches\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“Twelve years ago, after a career as a professional musician, I started exploring visual art in metalsmithing.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eI loved studying stylistic periods in visual arts just as I had earlier studied these periods in music.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eMuch of my work is botanical and organic in subject with more recent abstract explorations.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eStudies in metalsmithing at the University of Arkansas in Little Rock have provided a foundation for developing a body of work and establishing my jewelry business, Berkshire Creations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eI’ve come to think that making and selling a piece of jewelry creates a collaboration with the person who wears it, because the symbolism and context of any piece of jewelry ultimately lies with that person.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eA ginkgo, for example, can mean long life to some people, strength and persistence to others, grace and elegance to still others.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe wearer has the unique opportunity to choose their own meaning - and I have the pleasure of contributing to that process!\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eDeitra Blackwell\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Deitra Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47397696536812,"sku":"consignor_382892","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0802\/3539\/7356\/files\/Photoroom_20260813_084936.jpg?v=1787251654","url":"https:\/\/shop.metalmuseum.org\/products\/q3n6llmaphkay2tgzlbkclkv-deitra-blackwell-cloud-earrings-black","provider":"Metal Museum Retail Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}