Gold-Dipped Ceramic Arch Earrings

• Lightweight ceramic body
• Dipped two-tone glaze
• Nickel-free stainless steel posts
• Silicone stopper backs
• Fair trade
• Artisan-made

Each pair is hand-formed and hand-glazed, so slight variations in shape, color and the gold dip are normal from one piece to the next.

The horseshoe is one of the most familiar good-luck motifs, historically hung open-end-up over doorways. Here it is reduced to a clean, open arch — no ironwork detail, just the silhouette.

The dipped gold tips are the real signature. Rather than glazing the whole arch in one color, the maker leaves the body in glossy white and finishes only the ends in metallic glaze, echoing the look of a gold-leafed edge.

Each earring is hand-shaped from ceramic clay, bisque-fired, then glazed white with the tips dipped individually in metallic gold and fired again. Because the shaping and dipping are done by hand, the curve of the arch and the exact line where gold meets white shift slightly from one earring to the next.

• Technique: Hand-built, hand-glazed ceramic

Wipe clean with a soft, dry cloth. Keep away from water, lotion and harsh chemicals, and handle gently — the ceramic can chip if dropped.