{"product_id":"friends-lightweight-drop-earrings-maxine-noel","title":"Friends Lightweight Drop Earrings | Maxine Noel","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eA pair of lightweight drop earrings featuring \u003cem\u003eFriends\u003c\/em\u003e by Santee Oglala Sioux artist Maxine Noel.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe flowing blue, green and gold artwork is set in a teardrop shape with hypoallergenic, nickel-free hooks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArtist receives royalties from sales of this product.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdl class=\"accordion\"\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003ca href=\"#\"\u003e \u003csmall class=\"right\"\u003e+\u003c\/small\u003e About the Artist \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eMaxine Noel is a Santee Oglala Sioux artist born on the Birdtail Reserve in Manitoba. She spent her early years with her mother and grandmother before being taken to an Indian residential school at the age of six. That history later became part of her public work, including speaking to students about the residential school system and its continuing effects. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNoel first supported herself as a legal secretary but continued drawing and painting throughout those years. During an advanced design course, a teacher encouraged Noel to use shape and line to suggest movement. That approach became central to the flowing forms that now define her work. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe eventually left legal work and became a full-time artist, working in painting, drawing, serigraphy, etching, stone lithography, cast paper and bronze. Noel signs her work with her Sioux name, Ioyan Mani, meaning “Walk Beyond.” The name fits both her career and the emotional range of her art, which often moves between grief, endurance, tenderness and spiritual strength.\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003ca href=\"#\"\u003e \u003csmall class=\"right\"\u003e+\u003c\/small\u003e Behind the Artwork \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eMaxine Noel describes Friends with the words, \u003cbr\u003e“True friendship is as deep as the ocean and as constant as the tides.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe ocean speaks to the depth of a bond that cannot always be seen from the surface. The tides bring another truth: friendship is not motionless. Time passes and circumstances shift, but a lasting friendship continues to return. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNoel reflects that idea through the flowing forms that surround the figures. They are clearly in motion but not separated by it, suggesting a relationship that remains steady even as life changes around them.\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003ca href=\"#\"\u003e \u003csmall class=\"right\"\u003e+\u003c\/small\u003e Product Details \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtwork:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e Friends\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e Maxine Noel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAffiliation:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e Santee Oglala Sioux\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e 0.7\" W x 1.2\" H\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e Zinc alloy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetail:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e Hypoallergenic and nickel-free\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoyalties:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e Artist receives royalties from sales of this product.\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003ca href=\"#\"\u003e \u003csmall class=\"right\"\u003e+\u003c\/small\u003e Shipping Options \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eGround shipping in USA and Canada: US$11.95 \u003cbr\u003eFaster services and international shipping calculated at checkout.\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003ca href=\"#\"\u003e \u003csmall class=\"right\"\u003e+\u003c\/small\u003e Returns \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eIf you’re not happy with the item you received you may return it within 2 weeks after delivery. Please contact us at \u003cspan style=\"color: #0a62ec;\"\u003ehello@lightcodesstudio.ca\u003c\/span\u003e for return address.\n\u003cp\u003eThe only condition is that the item and its gift box are both in perfect condition. Upon receiving your return you will be fully refunded.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne favor:\u003c\/b\u003e Please tell us in a few words why the item in question failed to meet your expectations. We'd like to learn from our mistakes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e","brand":"Oscardo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48527064629470,"sku":"5972","price":24.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0706\/1525\/files\/1_4fc3d7a1-4f07-4947-9645-d87cd9116801.png?v=1785448754","url":"https:\/\/www.lightcodesstudio.ca\/products\/friends-lightweight-drop-earrings-maxine-noel","provider":"Light Codes Studio","version":"1.0","type":"link"}