Diamond Skull by Damien Hirst
1930's Swiss watch
1810 skull pocket watch
Mary Queen of Scots skull watch
Heads up to one of my favorite sites/blogs
BoingBoing ! They had this fabulous post about
Mary Queen of Scotts skull watch and I followed the link and came to
Watchismo Times , a watch collectors blog that showed also the
ivory skull watch. This got me going and I added the
Damien Hirst Skull. I saw a picture of Hirts
Memento Mori (latin for "Rememeber that you are mortal) this summer and was totally fascinated and appalled by it. Hearst contracted a jeweler to create this piece for him. It took 18 month until completion, 8,601 diamonds were used and it costs now 50 million British pounds. I love skulls, I love jewelry. I have always been a fan of Memento Mori. But was this necessary? If the message of Memento Mori is to humble us and show that death is always present, than doesn't this message gets diluted by adding an obscene amount of diamonds to it. Isn't it actually misleading the viewer, because it is so breath taking dazzling? My greedy little it is enthralled with this piece, while my alter ego knows that the money would be better spent on food and medicine in a place where it's needed. Disgust and Delight can sometimes be close companions! Happy Halloween...
Necklace of faceted carnelian gems hand knotted on silk with brass pendant. Brass bugs and green tourmaline teardrops on 14k gold filled lever backs.
Here is a necklace and earrings I made for my daughter's teacher. I like the vintage feeling of the brass findings. I particularly love the bugs as earrings.
I have been so very, very busy making jewelry. Here is a very special piece I made for Albina's birthday. This necklace has my beloved fine silver ginkgo leaf as a center piece and big iridescent Labradorite rondells. I think this is my favorite Ginkgo necklace I made and will offer two of them at my up-coming sale, for which I am working a lot.
Diamond Skull by Damien Hirst
1930's Swiss watch
1810 skull pocket watch
Mary Queen of Scots skull watch
Heads up to one of my favorite sites/blogs BoingBoing ! They had this fabulous post about Mary Queen of Scotts skull watch and I followed the link and came to Watchismo Times , a watch collectors blog that showed also the ivory skull watch. This got me going and I added the Damien Hirst Skull. I saw a picture of Hirts Memento Mori (latin for "Rememeber that you are mortal) this summer and was totally fascinated and appalled by it. Hearst contracted a jeweler to create this piece for him. It took 18 month until completion, 8,601 diamonds were used and it costs now 50 million British pounds. I love skulls, I love jewelry. I have always been a fan of Memento Mori. But was this necessary? If the message of Memento Mori is to humble us and show that death is always present, than doesn't this message gets diluted by adding an obscene amount of diamonds to it. Isn't it actually misleading the viewer, because it is so breath taking dazzling? My greedy little it is enthralled with this piece, while my alter ego knows that the money would be better spent on food and medicine in a place where it's needed. Disgust and Delight can sometimes be close companions! Happy Halloween...
I am playing around, looking for inspiration. it often just starts out with looking at the different materials , shapes and colors. I lay them out in a padded tray and move things around, wondering what will fit and go together. My daughter looked over my shoulder and commented how much she liked the look of my messy tray and urged me to take a picture. It looks like a mermaid's treasure...
