1:Alexander McQueen Fall 2016 rtw 2:Parsons MFA (Hualei Yu) Spring 2020 rtw 3:Viktor & Rolf Fall 2018 Couture 4:Viktor & Rolf Fall 2005 rtw 5:Mother of Pearl Fall 2017 rtw 6:Comme des Garcons Spring 2020 rtw 7:Preen by Thornton Bregazzi Resort 2019 8:For Restless Sleepers Fall 2020 rtw 9:Central Saint Martins BA Spring 2015 rtw 10:Vaquera Spring 2018 rtw
This was a pretty ambitious set I created a week or so ago. Back in January I got some jewelry grab bags and in one of them was a palm tree pendant (it was a pendant/pin type of pendant) and I knew it would be perfect for a summer themed jewelry piece so I set it aside. A few months passed and I bought some summer themed charms and in it were three small palm trees and it clicked to me that I could just make a whole set with them.
I used orange mother of pearl beads (the tiny orange ones and the sun ones), pearl beads (white, brown, and yellow), and shells beads to really push the beach theme I wanted to go for it. I then used chain for the necklace so the beads and pendant stood out more. Three or four days ago my mom was eyeing the set but waited to see if anyone else would buy them (since I do sell my jewelry irl as well among friends and my mom’s friends) and when no one bought it she then bought it.
I am genuinely happy how well this piece came out.
Trust me to dive head first into a messed up inner drama and drag in some cheap symbolism. Swallows are an old naval symbol of returning, a guarantee of passage to heaven, so here’s a delusional longing for everything returning back to how it used to be. But this bird won’t bring you home, not anymore. Ed as a swallow, Izzy as a self-proclaimed saviour, me as an emotional mess. Stylised as antique miniature token, painted on mother-of-pearl.
Crown of shells, made from silver wire, mother of pearl, hawks eye cabochons, fresh water pearls, and locally collected shells from Rhode Island beaches.
