Mosaic Balance vermeil lapis turquoise earrings

Description

Vermeil on silver with lapis and turquoise

The design of these earrings was inspired by a detail taken from the patterns found on a baldaquin shrine. Many Islamic designs are built on squares and circles, typically repeated, overlapped and interlaced to form intricate and complex patterns.

The other basic shape is the polygon, including pentagons and octagons. All of these can be combined and reworked to form complicated patterns with a variety of symmetries including reflections and rotations. Such patterns can extend indefinitely and thus suggest infinity. They are constructed on grids that require only rulers and compasses to draw.