Inspired by the Fata Morgana or "floating mountain" mirages the base circle of this design is a single point of view looking up to a curved bar floating above the horizon on radiating shimmer lines.

1 1/2” wide, 1/2” deep, 2 3/4” drop, wood bars, leather cord, silver beads, stainless steel findings

OROPOPO is a husband-and-wife duo who make jewelry, bags and objects in their Albuquerque studio drawing from the iconography of the American Southwest.

Karole's professional background is in architecture and structural engineering. The Oropopo name is from her birthplace on the coast of Venezuela. Grady is a native of New Mexico, a writer, and literary editor; he has specialized in desert literature and its aesthetics. Together, they refine a narrative that associates site and culture with contemporary technology.