John Hasseler: (#H74) LEOPARD JASPER & JADE EARRINGS

A stunning pair of lever-back earrings by the talented jeweler John Hasseler. One-of-a-kind pair made from sterling silver, leopard jasper stones and a small jade stone on top. 

JOHN HASSELER: "Having no two pieces exactly alike, John’s unique designs offer the wearer a way to express themselves as individuals in a mass produced world. Originally from Green Bay, Wisconsin, John Hasseler studied art at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh and earned an Associates Degree in Jewelry Design and Metalsmithing from Northeast Wisconsin Technical Institute in 1982.Since then, he has held the position as Master Goldsmith for retail jewelers in Wisconsin, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and Minnesota, and a gallery artist in Hawaii and Minnesota."

Leopardskin jasper is a silicon dioxide with various inclusions that create the unique and desirable patterns. Jaspers in general are varieties of the quartz family that may contain up to 20 percent foreign materials or inclusions, including organic material and mineral oxides. -Jade is an ornamental mineral found around the world. The term jade actually applies to two different minerals, nephrite and jadeite. Nephrite comes in a creamy white (known as “mutton fat” in China) and light green while jadeite comes in a variety of colors including blue, red, black, lavender, white, and dark green.