Tucura I

Earrings with nature cast of wings of a South American grasshopper Tropidacris collaris. Each earring features a pair of wings that slightly flutter in the wind and are painted with vitreous enamel in accordance to the grasshopper’s true coloration. The forewings show the oxidized white gold surface underneath painted gold spots, and the hindwings are covered with violet and black enamel, and painted gold ornaments.