Gold Spiral Opal Earrings
Ethiopian Opal and 14K Gold Spiral Drop Earrings by Miles Standish. These elegant earrings feature ‘lost wax’ cast spirals and opal drops with a post back. They measure 1 7/8″ x 5/8″.
Santa Fe Artist: Miles Standish 
As a jewelry artist and craftsman, Miles Standish says he finds meaning in formulating shape out of something shapeless and bringing together different elements to create a relationship of balance and wholeness. A long-time resident of Santa Fe and a National Forrest Service employee, Standish draws his inspirations from observing the natural world: the shapes of clouds, the curve of a leaf, the spread of a bird’s wing, the texture and pattern of a sea shell. Growing up Standish was encouraged in every artistic endeavor but didn’t begin silver-smithing until the age 20.
“I sometimes feel as though the silver chose me; I did not choose it,” says Standish.