Inspired by the framing construction of a spider's orb web and named for Lachesis, the 'measurer of threads' of life and one of the three Fates. In Ancient Greece, Lachesis was considered to be the chooser of a person's destiny at birth. 

These earrings represent a "string" of bat bones, threads of destiny woven as the outer frames of a spider's web. Hung from your ears, earrings represent the sense of listening, of being present through this sense, much like the bat sees by listening. 

Bats:

Bats and their cast wing and leg bones have long been a component I’ve used in my visual library as a way of creating a personal visual language. As nocturnal creatures, I feel a kinship with their natural predilection for the night time hours, but I’m also interested in how they use sonar to ‘see’, how as a metaphor bats as liminal creatures also remind us to look closer with our other senses, a way of ‘seeing the unseen.’ It’s my hope and intention that pairing them with other chthonic imagery and myth further adds to the visual meaning I’m aiming for, creating a collage of personal ideas while also tethering these physical jeweled objects to the spirit of the bat ( and other natural objects in the case of other jewels in my collection ) and to the spirit of the myths I’m invoking.

*Details* : 

- 63 mm tall

- Earrings, posts, and earring backs are all solid Sterling Silver  

- Hand oxidized to achieve our favorite shade of stormy gray and then highlighted to reveal the bright luminous silver beneath.

- Last photo features Jess wearing the Lachesis earrings paired with the Petite Pythia earrings found here 

***IMPORTANT***

This jewel is handmade to order, just for you, with care and focus. Please allow approximately 6-8 weeks for creation before shipping.                   

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