Jabebo American Kestrel Earrings

Description

Our Jabebo American Kestrel Earrings capture these small and mighty hunters perfectly. American Kestrels can be seen in summer floating over fields and sometime hovering as they search for prey such as small mammals and big insects.  These original designs are fun, sophisticated, and created with science and nature as a source of inspiration.

The American Kestrel is a small, almost song bird sized, falcon that lives year round through much of the US and moves north to breeds throughout Canada. Kestrels like open habitat including spaces modified by human habitat and agricultural activities. However, their populations are declining possibly because of pesticides impacting ether prey and the loss of dead standing trees with cavities they need to nest in.

Jabebo Earrings began in 1995 after developing a technique of reproducing small miniature images that can be displayed from earring wires. It quickly became a primary creative outlet as they won praise among scientist and teacher friends. The inspiration for these earrings has come from visiting nature centers, wildlife refuges, parks, gardens, museums and all kinds of other interesting locations.

Made from recycled cereal boxes, these whimsical earrings celebrate the joy of life and nature and are made with an eye to both. Each earring is made to differ slightly from its mate while maintaining a unified theme. Every time you wear them, spotting the differences will be a source of amusement for those around you.

Cereal boxes are generally not recycled, but these earrings offer a way to do so and make something beautiful. Two layers of cereal cardboard are fused together as a base for the intricately detailed images, which are then covered with several layers of a water resistant finish. The end result is an earring that is super light-weight yet durable and able to take some exposure to water. On the back of each, you can still see the colorful patterns of the cereal boxes.

• Surgical steel ear wires