John Hasseler: (#H99) CIRCLE LAPIS- LAZULI EARRINGS

A one-of-kind unique pair of earrings done by the amazing Jeweler John Hasseler. Hand made out of Sterling Silver with a circle-shaped Lapis Lazuli stone with Leverback closures.

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."

Lapis lazuli is a rock, which means it's an aggregate of several minerals. Was once described as "opaque and sprinkled with specks of gold".  Because the stone combines the blue of the heavens and golden glitter of the sun" by Pliny the Elder, (a Roman author, naturalist, natural philosopher, and naval and army commander of the early Roman Empire (from the 20's to 50's AD))