About Us

Atomic Earrings are small organic sculptures created using 3-D printing. My earrings are intricate and dramatic, yet incredibly lightweight and sturdy. I offer over 50 designs, in large and small, in 9 different colors.

 

WHO IS ATOMIC EARRINGS?

For 25 years I (Bob Field) owned and operated Foam Props, a commercial sculpture company that created large foam props for TV commercials, movies, museums, trade shows and events like the Olympics.

In 2011 I retired when computer-controlled robotic arms began to replace human sculptors. I took a course in CAD (Computer Aided Design), and although there was a steep learning curve, I eventually  got the hang of it! Using a 3-D printer at a local maker space (the Artisan's Asylum), I started making small wearable art (aka, earrings). Eventually I found a company to print them for me and started selling my earrings at local craft fairs, art museum stores and then on this website.

 

WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR IDEAS?

Although I'm sometimes influenced by designs I see in nature, most of of my earring ideas come to me by playing around with simple three dimensional shapes in Fusion 360 (the CAD software that I use). When I show my earrings at craft fairs customers often interpret the designs differently, like in a Rorschach Test... but I almost never know how the earrings will turn out in the end.

 

WHY "ATOMIC" EARRINGS?

The 1950's imagined a future full of Robby the Robots, trips to the planets, limitless energy and a flying car in every garage.

Although I never got my jetpack, Atomic Earrings recalls that hopeful past and points to a better future. 

 

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

• What are Atomic Earrings made of?  They're 3-D printed using a nylon powder that's fused together using a laser. Fishing rods, for example, are made of nylon and they're both sturdy and flexible. If my earrings fall... they tend to bounce instead of shatter!
• What's 3-D Printing?  You can think of 3-D printing as similar to 2-D printing, but instead of depositing a single layer of ink on a piece of paper, the 3-D printer deposits (or fuses) hundreds of layers of molten plastic, one layer on top of another to create  3-D objects.
• What's the actual size of the small earrings as compared to the large?  The small earrings range from 5/8" to 1 1/2" tall, while the large range from 1.5" tall to 2 1/2". Micro Atomic earrings are all  less than an inch tall!
• What are the hooks made of?  Sterling silver.
• What's the average turnover time of an order?  I have over 400 pairs of earrings in stock, so usually I can ship next day. But if I don't have it in stock I can usually ship in 2-3 weeks.