Rowena Park
Fiery Opal Drop Earrings
Fiery Opal Drop Earrings
Fiery opal teardrop earrings by Rowena Park.
One of Rowena's most popular design at White Chalk Gallery and I can see why! Transparent coloured lacquers are painted onto the back of the clear acrylic which creates wonderful jewel like effects as the light bounces off it. This is a beautiful design which shimmers, giving hints of so many different colours just as an opal would.
Height of acrylic approx 6.2cm
Width of acrylic approx 1cm
Depth of acrylic approx 0.4cm
These earrings have sterling silver ear wires and from the top of the hook measure approx 7.4cm.
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About this Maker
About this Maker
Rowena Park has designed and made jewellery since leaving Brighton art college in 1982 and has continuously exhibited her work both locally and abroad.
She works with clear acrylic which is shaped and bent using grinders, saw cuts and polishing grits to achieve the basic shapes. Then through a many layered process, Rowena uses transparent coloured lacquers combined with almost pure gold leaf to create the vibrant effects, which are then “viewed” through the acrylic layer. The clear acrylic enhances the jewel-like quality of the combination of lacquers and gold leaf by focusing the light into the acrylic and bouncing it off from the now coloured gold layer. Layers of resin and metal help to protect the decorative layers, and much polishing and finishing achieves the final look. It is a very labour intensive process which Rowena has developed over many years.