PEARL

Handmade round hoops and free form keshi tahitian pearls . Medium round hoops are about 1.75" inches in diameter and slightly hammered for textures and shine. keshi tahitian pearls are about 6-7 mm in size. Earrings total length is about 2" including ear wires.

***Keshi pearls – also known as poppy seed pearls or seed pearls, as keshi means poppy seed in Japanese – may result from either freshwater or saltwater pearls. Keshi pearls are usually quite small in size, and as they do not have nuclei – upon which the shape of a pearl is usually determined – there is usually a large degree of variance in the shape of keshi pearls.

Keshi pearls also come in a variety of different colors and shades, and are known for their luster and uncommon orient. This is a result of their composition consisting of solid nacre. As the nucleus is eventually expelled by the oyster before the pearl is actually formed, the keshi pearl consists entirely of nacre.