The Morriña Earrings
Limited edition, handmade by Annabelle, giant mother of pearl Camino shell, matte 18k gold plated coral frames, peach, turquoise or green jade teardrop studs and turquoise, coral, agate and amazonite crystal beaded earrings. They measure 7cm in length. They are for pierced ears with a stud system. The stones may vary slightly in shade and transparency as each stone is different. Some of these are on PRE ORDER only for the moment, delivery may take up to 4 weeks.
Morriña means homesickness in Spanish which actually comes from the Galician language. I always hear Galician emigrants talking about Morriña, their ties to their stunning, mystical homeland, culture and particularly the ocean runs deep in their veins. I learned this beautiful word from one of my best friends that I studied fashion design with here in Madrid, she would often show up for class sad saying she needed to see the sea, I loved her passion for her homeland. I related perfectly to her homesickness as I have suffered from it from the age of 11 when I left our family property in Outback Queensland to go to boarding school. All these years later, even after selling our family property, I still get stung with homesickness for those infinite Outback horizons, it shows that my once inland sea homeland runs in my veins too.
In Euros these earrings are valued around 65EUR.
Photos: Valentina Galeano | Models: Maria Jenell & Morgan Kendall | MUAH: Leopoldo Rodriguez / Wardrobe: el Divan de Coco