The concept behind the design of the Eat. earrings was a spoon and fork -- symmetrical in their general shape, but asymmetrical in their identities and their details. This piece brings forward the unexpected by using iconic household tools and giving them a new purpose. 

The initial design of these earrings intended to include some detailing on the handle, i.e. via a thin wire soldered to the outer edges of the handle. However, throughout the process of creating the piece, I came to prefer a more minimalist approach to the design, choosing to focus on the overall perfection rather than extra details. 

The first step after creating my sketch was to find out the measurements of the pieces I needed to make, make a pattern using those measurements, and rubber cement the template to the piece of nickel silver to cut it with a jewelry saw. 

Unfortunately, two of my pieces did not come out at intended -- the first handle, which was too pointed at the end, and the fork head, which was too small. Rather than trying to work with the imperfect pieces, I decided to remake them, which greatly improved the product.

After cutting out all four parts, I shaped the spoon head by hammering it around a circular metal object, which was clamped into a vice grip. In order to continue working with the hammered metal, I annealed it halfway through the process to make the metal softer and eaiser to work with.