Oya Bracelet

Ọya is the Nigerian Goddess of winds, lightning, and violent storms.  She was also a river deity and a deity of children, providing children to those who visited upon her bank. 

The deep blues of the hand cut Afghanistan Turquoise surrounded by the dark sparkle of Peruvian Pyrite brings to mind the colors of storms and the roiling of wind stirred waters.  All brough together by handmade Ethiopian white metal.  White metal is either brass or copper coated with silver and will patina beautifully over time revealing the original metal beneath.  

Bracelets are made with the same mighty little American-made magnets and heavy duty stringing wire as my wraps.