A small polished 9k gold pebble, hollow and lightweight, hanging from a handmade 9k gold hook.
Made in Louise Douglas's Nelson studio using the lost wax casting technique, each pebble is hand-carved in wax before being cast in 9k gold and hand-finished to a smooth, reflective surface. Cast hollow rather than solid, its rounded, slightly irregular form sits close to the ear without weight — the kind of earring that is easy to forget you are wearing. Simple in form, considered in making.
9k gold
9k gold hooks
Total length 22mm
ABOUT the MAKER
Louise Douglas
Louise Douglas works from her studio in Nelson, New Zealand, casting jewellery directly from the natural world — seashells, twigs, leaves, found objects — and from a deep affection for the particular and the remembered. Her pieces are small-batch, made by hand using the lost wax casting technique, and finished in oxidised sterling silver, solid gold, and freshwater pearl. The collection spans botanical drop earrings and delicate necklaces through to bangles and rings — each piece rooted in the same making process, the same sensibility. There is nothing generic in Louise's work. Every form has a source: something picked up on a walk, something held onto. The jewellery carries that quality with it. Explore the Louise Douglas collection at Tessuti.
