{"product_id":"n-103-statement-earrings-the-sri-lanka-collection","title":"N°103 Statement Earrings - The Sri Lanka Collection","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBefore the Lotus Opens\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome of the most seductive lotus flowers I saw in Sri Lanka were not open at all. At market stalls and outside temples they sat tightly furled, their petals holding those extraordinary \u003cstrong\u003emuted purples, bruised mauves and smoky greens\u003c\/strong\u003e, as though someone had deliberately turned the saturation down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI had \u003cstrong\u003eMystic Merlinite—Indigo Gabbro from Madagascar\u003c\/strong\u003e—waiting for exactly this sort of accident. Born from magma cooling slowly beneath the earth, its jumble of minerals creates an unpredictable landscape of purple-black, cream, moss and charcoal that seemed uncannily close to those unopened lotus buds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn these earrings, I tried to translate that quieter, more mysterious moment of the lotus\u003c\/strong\u003e, pairing the Merlinite with tiny amethyst and quartz crystals, then setting everything into a silver-plated composition assembled from elements sourced in the US, Jaipur and Seoul, including those wonderful cascading silver petals from the US (7.5cm long).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e(These stones were photographed in full sunlight to reveal their remarkable nature; indoors the Mystic Merlinite appears considerably darker and moodier.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike all our pieces, these one-of-a-kind earrings were handcrafted with love and care in our studio in Lennox Head.\u003cbr\u003eThey will arrive beautifully gift-wrapped, ready for yourself or as an unexpected gift for someone special.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Luka Jewellery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48085830860951,"sku":"no103-srilanka-earrings","price":129.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/7451\/9408\/files\/103_2ba86ccd-e0f9-4583-beb1-8d150a136d58.jpg?v=1786079434","url":"https:\/\/luka.com.au\/products\/n-103-statement-earrings-the-sri-lanka-collection","provider":"Luka Jewellery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}