Fabric Earrings

Figure 1- Nkabinde, M., (2019). Copper and Silver Earrings.

This is a pair of copper and silver earrings also inspired by the and visual aspects in Nkosi's garments collection. When I made this pair of earrings I had an idea of how I can use the actual fabric in my jewellery or how I can make my jewellery a replica of isishweshwe fabric.

I had used a thin copper plate and a piece of cloth for roll-milling to get the texture then I used my hands and a pair of pliers here and there to get that folded look. The concept derived from the collar necklace I made as a statement piece with different aspects abstracted from Nkosi's garments. The reason why I made this pair of earrings because I wanted to find different ways to capture the beauty of the fabric through the visual aspects found in fashion or used in fashion.