Handmade Day-of-the-Dead Earrings by Carlos Ortega

Beautiful earrings handmade by Carlos Ortega, a jewelry artist from Mexico. Carlos is the winner of a 1st Place award from a national artist competition in 2016. FONART, a national entity that supports and promotes the arts, awarded him for his set of earrings and necklace called “Amor de Primavera”. Over the past 16 years, he has become an accomplished artist and has developed a refined vintage style inspired by Frida Kahlo’s fashion.

Ortega incorporates a style of jewelry making called filigree. This style uses handcrafted twisted designs made of silver threads or wires, which are soldered into the jewelry design. Filigree jewelry requires immense amounts of precision, knowledge, skill and patience. Carlos’ jewelry integrates this and other techniques that involve drawing, cutting, stamping, bending, hammering over fabric, and oxidation.

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About these earrings:

Handmade in every detail from the alloy, flowers details, link loops, oxidation process, to the ear hooks

The mark “950” is the alloy of 95% silver and 5% copper. This is a higher amount of silver used than in “Sterling Silver” alloys which uses 92.5% silver

The hook in the back makes the earrings safe to wear with less chances of losing them

The earrings are lightweight despite the size, making them easy to wear

Approximate weight of the pair of earrings is 3.0 grams

Approximate size is 1 1/4 inches long by 3/8 inch wide, see photo