Statement Necklace Preserving Wisdom
Chloe Kono
Knowing that I love working with mixed-media, she had me create the most one-of-a-kind reliquary for her own wisdom teeth, which are freakishly clean by the way. I drew an iconic silhouette of a tooth, freehanded on a piece of copper, did some texturing using the reticulation technic on a piece of fine silver, and just let my imagination flow with the material. This is the beauty of making something for a close friend, there is so much trust between us that the time I would have spent on digging out information in order to do a good job, is spent entirely on developing the piece.
She loves the final piece and wears it all the time. And I had so much fun making it, it was almost a spiritual experience. Cheers for preserving youth and wisdom, and a truly supportive friend!