John Hasseler: (#H183) SS- TONGUE SHAPED WHITE JADE & PEARL EARRINGS

A beautiful & stunning handcrafted STERLING SILVER-TONGUE SHAPED WHITE JADE & PEARL- LEVERBACK- EARRINGS, Created by the talented local Jeweler John Hasseler from Kasson, Minnesota

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."

Tremolite jade, a type of nephrite, is the type of jade most commonly referred to as white jade because of its colorless to a pale yellowish hue. Healing and symbolic value abound in the white jade gemstone./ Pearls are organic, natural products of sea creatures such as oysters, clams and mussels. These creatures are widely known as mollusques and are characterized by a soft body protected by calcareous shells. Pearls are formed when an irritant penetrates a mollusk's shell, the mollusk defends itself by producing layers of nacre around this irritant. The nacre, which is also called the mother of pearl, is the outer coating of the pearls and consists of many mineralized tissues overlapping.