8.25 x 5 x 2 cm
Sterling silver, fine silver, mica, sunstone.
Mica Jewelry Care
Natural mica are sheet silicates that can be separated into flexible or brittle sheets. Tiny crystals of garnet, tourmaline, magnetite, hematite and other minerals can form between the sheets creating inclusions.
Earrings should be stored in their original box.
Care should be taken when handling.
Mica can scratch easily and can be damaged by rough handling or improper storage.
Storing the earrings with other jewelry or objects can damage the mica.
Water will damage the mica due to its absorbency.
Water trapped in between the sheets can cause them to split apart and flake off.
Jewelry should be last thing that is put on. Do not wear while applying hair spray, perfume, lotions or oils.
If the mica become damaged during proper wear and use, there is a fee to replace the mica.
Danielle Cadef is a metalsmith and mixed media jewelry designer, focusing on utilizing unusual materials and found objects. She is fascinated with the ways in which people adorn themselves. She creates wearable art using a variety of materials. Danielle is self-taught, apart from a few night classes at a local gem & mineral society. She has been collecting jewelry making, silversmithing and goldsmithing books that she draws her teachings from, combined with experimentation and research. Danielle Cadef's jewelry has been juried and exhibited at the Society of Arts & Crafts-Craft Boston Holiday 2021 and currently online for the Pins & Needles 2022 show; Danaca Design Gallery STATEment show, The Smithery RADIANCE Earring show, Edwardville Art Center 2020 Metal & Mud show, Balefire Goods 2020 Brooching the Subject show, Metalwerx 2019 Peace Ornament Project, and Halstead Design Challenges 2018-2020. Dainelle's Fire Mica earrings have won second place in Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft 4th Annual Ware/Wear 2021 show.