Michael Michaud Silver Seasons Sea Oats post earrings

Capturing nature’s beauty in jewelry is artist Michael Michaud’s strong point. He has done it again capturing the unique beauty of sea oats in these great post earrings. These earrings remind people of the elegance of this tall grass which helps protect America’s shores from erosion. These earrings are great for anyone who loves nature, dunes, the beach, summer, simplicity, or unique handcrafted art jewelry. The earrings are bronze and sterling silver. The earrings have been hand patinaed with Michael’s unique green patina so they look like real leafs. The earrings measure approximately 1.5” long and approximately .25” wide. These earrings where created in the USA by talented jewelry artist Michael Michaud as part of his Silver Seasons collection. These earrings come with a glossy black gift box with our store label that is great for giving and storage for years to come. The earrings also come with an information card that states the following:

Sea Oats
Uniola Paniculata

In addition to the sheer beauty of the Sea Oats, this hearty grass performs an important function along America’s shores. It helps to hold the sand and protect the dunes from wind and erosion. A 6 inch sea oats plant may have roots which are five feet long. The long root system helps stabilize the dunes, and the plant above ground can catch windblown sand to increase the size of the dune.

Hand patinaed bronze. Hand made in the USA.

Michael Michaud for Silver Seasons

Artist Michael Michaud collects flora from his travels around the world. Your jewelry is than cast from nature’s own creation, capturing each natural detail of the original. Silver Season’s fine craftsmen than hand finish each design in bronze, sterling silver or gold using genuine stones and pearls. There is no need to use a polishing cloth on any of Michael’s designs, soap and water will do.
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 About the artist: Michael Michaud

"Nature’s creations are the ultimate art that fills our hearts with joy, warms our souls with promise and fuels our spirit with desire. My true inspiration to reflect this beauty in adornment is what my Art is all about.”- Michael Michaud

Artist Michael Michaud was born in Cleveland, Ohio and raised in Westport, Connecticut. He currently resides in Fairfield, CT with his wife and children. Michael studied at the Rochester Institute of Technology's prestigious school for American craftsmen, graduating in 1980. In 1991, fortunate enough to be living in the Connecticut countryside and working near New York City's flower district, Michael's love of nature began to combine with his love of jewelry. Today's collection is a combination of Michael's exceptional knowledge of jewelry making and his love of nature. He has perfected the technique of creating models from natural elements and, after models are made, manipulating these "copies of nature" into beautiful jewelry. Using bronze, sterling silver or gold and natural stones and pearls, Michael's designs have become well known for their remarkable craftsmanship and beauty.