{"product_id":"origin-earrings","title":"Origin Earrings","description":"\u003cp\u003eHandcrafted Silver, Solid Australian Boulder Opal \u0026amp; Native Marineer Shells from Tasmania, Australia. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrop Length: 6.5cm \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight: 13.8grams\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery so often a material lands on my bench that I feel I have to hold with both hands. 🌿\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLook right to the bottom of these earrings — those little iridescent drops are maireener shells, also called rainbow kelp shells, and they come from one place on earth: the cold, clear waters of Tasmania. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor centuries, Tasmanian Aboriginal women have gathered, cleaned and strung these shells into necklaces, mothers teaching daughters, generation after generation. Shell necklace-making is the oldest continuing cultural practice in Tasmania — one of the few that has continued without interruption since before colonisation. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat green-gold-and-violet flash isn't polish or dye. It's the shell's own hidden shimmer, the little gem inside, revealed the way it always has been.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the first time I've ever worked with maireener shells in an ASC piece, and I set them the only way that felt right — beneath Australian boulder opal, held in twisting silver. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo treasures from the same continent, ocean and earth meeting in the palm of your hand. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne born of the sea, one born of the land, both carrying a story far older than mine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComes packaged in Ash St Collective's LUXE box! \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"theashstcollective","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50316760154352,"sku":null,"price":1465.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/3360\/7152\/files\/20260710-114320.jpg?v=1787889645","url":"https:\/\/theashstcollective.com\/products\/origin-earrings","provider":"theashstcollective","version":"1.0","type":"link"}