{"product_id":"n-011-statement-earrings-the-sri-lanka-collection","title":"N°011 Statement Earrings - The Sri Lanka Collection","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\n\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen White Becomes the Loudest Colour (5.2cm shorties!)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSri Lanka may throw colour around with glorious abandon, but one of our most overwhelming experiences was almost entirely white.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eWe happened to be there for Poson Poya, the great Buddhist festival commemorating the arrival of Buddhism in Sri Lanka more than two thousand years ago.\u003cbr\u003eWe saw barely another Westerner among the reported 600,000 people, and dressed in white ourselves, something that was met with enormous warmth. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe women, in particular, were wonderfully curious about the pearls I wore throughout those three days, touching, examining and discussing my earrings and necklaces with infectious enthusiasm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAgainst brilliant stupas, moonlit pilgrimage grounds and thousands upon thousands dressed in white, I stopped seeing white as the absence of colour; here it felt luminous, ceremonial and intensely alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNaturally, that Sri Lankan white came home with me in - and in these earrings this is expressed through\u003cstrong\u003e pearls and \u003c\/strong\u003e, tiny quartz crystals set into a 22k hammered gold-plated base from Istanbul and Seoul (5.2cm shorties).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike all our pieces, these one-of-a-kind earrings are handcrafted with love and care in our studio in Lennox Head. \u003cbr\u003eThe earrings will be beautifully gift-wrapped and ready as an exceptional gift for yourself or an unexpected gift for someone special.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Luka Jewellery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48085648015511,"sku":"no011-srilanka-earrings","price":129.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/7451\/9408\/files\/11_c4faf2aa-c081-438b-8b50-33f0715ce597.jpg?v=1786082869","url":"https:\/\/luka.com.au\/products\/n-011-statement-earrings-the-sri-lanka-collection","provider":"Luka Jewellery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}