I started these earrings with the intention of focusing on being exact.  Meaning, each earring would match exactly.  What unfolded in front of me was a process of attempting to be exact by mix-matching with a design balance.  
 
These special cut Opals fascinate me.  I think the facets help bring out all the colors that are within the opal: a small world within a world.  Faceted opal briolettes, aquamarine, sunstone, peridot, gold filled components.