{"product_id":"n-045-statement-earrings-the-sri-lanka-collection","title":"N°045 Statement Earrings - The Sri Lanka Collection","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDambulla Red\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are reds, and then there is \u003cstrong\u003eDambulla red\u003c\/strong\u003e. Inside the extraordinary cave temples, I found myself staring at Buddhas surrounded by great sweeps of vermilion, rust, blood-red and black — colour that has somehow remained utterly theatrical after centuries. That particular Buddha, framed by its wildly striped red-and-black halo, lodged itself firmly in my jewellery brain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBack home, I found the geology to match it. \u003cstrong\u003eSonora Sunrise\u003c\/strong\u003e is a marvellous copper-rich stone from Mexico in which almost the entire colour story is written by copper: the blazing red is \u003cstrong\u003ecuprite, a copper oxide\u003c\/strong\u003e; the blue-green flashes are chrysocolla; and the darker areas are commonly tenorite. Even that improbable red comes from copper!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI set the stones into a \u003cstrong\u003esilver-plated base\u003c\/strong\u003e, then pulled the red upwards with small \u003cstrong\u003ered quartz crystals\u003c\/strong\u003e (6.8cm long).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dambulla temple, translated through copper, quartz and a little geological extravagance.\u003c\/strong\u003e\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":48085681864855,"sku":"no045-srilanka-earrings","price":129.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/7451\/9408\/files\/45_83d0faf0-ef56-4e39-b6b9-c9f56b6b08f8.jpg?v=1786081905","url":"https:\/\/luka.com.au\/products\/n-045-statement-earrings-the-sri-lanka-collection","provider":"Luka Jewellery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}