BLACK LEAVES

An enigmatic wine god extends his fine glass to the beholder. The meticulously arranged leaves of his crown curl exquisitely while suspended in the golden air. Some have become paper-thin. Others, already withered, slip into darkness, condemned to crumpled silhouettes. They look like outstretched hands, desperate figures trying to grasp the light. What do you choose, they ask us. Life or death? Light or darkness? Such is the quandary that embodies these earrings composed of two small leaves superimposed on a gold-plated base to rest on the earlobe. An eye-catching combination full of meaning.