'Maerl' earrings in sterling silver made on the Isle of Arran by Jess MacDonald Brass.

*10% of each sale goes to Arran COAST*

Maerl isn’t something most people ever see.

It lives just offshore, forming slowly, about a millimetre a year, building hidden habitats that support life far bigger than itself. Cod, scallops, pollock… all starting out in places like this. It’s fragile. When it’s damaged, it takes decades to come back.
This piece came from learning about that and from the work of Community of Arran Seabed Trust. What they’ve done around Arran has changed what’s possible. Real protection, real recovery, wildlife returning where it had been lost.                                         

This is for anyone who has looked down through the water and understood, just for a second, that they were the visitor.
You do not have to dive to know the sea floor matters. You just have to have stood at the edge long enough to wonder what is down there.
Wearing these earrings is a way of holding on to that.
A small, solid reminder that even the slowest growing things can shape entire ecosystems… and that they’re worth protecting.

Dimensions: 7mm approx
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My jewellery is individually hand-crafted or made in small batch cast production which is hand-finished - this is reflected in the final finish of each piece. This means that it will not be the same as machine made or mass-produced jewellery. Instead, it gives each of my designs a special artisanal touch.