I cast these hemlock cones in silver and hung them from hinged hoops. The hinges give these earrings great movement. 
 
John Muir—the naturalist and founder of the Sierra Club—once wrote of the hemlock tree: 
 
“I wish I had space to write more of the surpassing beauty of this favorite spruce… The deer love to lie down beneath its spreading branches; bright streams from the snow that is always near ripple through its groves…But the best words only hint its charms.”
 
Hemlock trees grow well in shade where other trees often struggle, thriving in the understory of the forest, until at last they grow taller than the trees around them. They are majestic trees, and their cones have a lovely angular shape.
 
Details:
Material: recycled sterling silver
Finish: oxidized
 Length: 2 1/4" inches 
Earring Type: Dangle/drop
Hook backs