The Rosemary Post Earrings - Gold from Michael Michaud's Silver Seasons collection features a branch cast in bronze directly from a rosemary plant and hand finished with a gold plating. This unique jewelry is made by creating moulds directly from botanical elements in a process similar to lost-wax casting. While traditional lost-wax casting begins with a hand carved model of wax, Michael Michaud instead uses an actual leaf, branch or flower in place of the wax model. A mould is created around the botanical element and as it is heated the plant matter burns away and leaves behind a beautifully detailed mould of itself. Each piece of Michael Michaud Jewelry is handcrafted in the USA in New York City.  Dimensions: 1.6"L.