a few years ago, mum, unimpressed by the many (7 i think it was) necklaces, beads and pendants i wore on my neck, asked me not to “go around looking like tribal chief”. while this was certainly not intended as a compliment, i quite liked the comparison. these days i limit my neck wear to one piece, though the pieces possibly have increased in tribal chief-ness.
i can’t help but think that maybe the earliest body decoration was just from pretty things found lying around. while denis dutton’s very interesting book speaks of how jewelery plays a role in evolutionary sexual selection, i wonder if before being ‘precious’, diamonds were just pretty stones. while i have no evidence to back that claim, here are, from the bottlebroke perspective of beauty, some pieces i’ve made, and someday (soon?) hope to start selling. i don’t have a name for the line, and would welcome suggestions. am looking for the te reo maori word for ‘common’ (as opposite of taonga or treasure) but haven’t had any luck yet. click on each image to see a bigger one.
- bone from brother pig and bottle cap from an RTD bottle (back)
- bone from brother pig and bottle cap from an RTD bottle (front)
- broken shell from hahei
- tui caps from the street
- broken eroded shell from hahei
the bone+bottle cap is probably my favourite, and i wear it all the time. all of these are hung on braided (soft) garden twine. any pre-orders, then? and if you suggest a name (whether i use it or not), you get one free!
How about Intertwine?
ty marsh, is in the sorting hat. would you like a shell or bottle cap?
Bottle cap!
bottle cap it is!
These are cool, Baruk style!
And how about ‘Feddabonn Creations / Works / Jewels/ am not sure abt the last part, but Feddabonn sounds so perfect with these pieces..
Also, how do you make holes in the shells / bottle caps, I have collected some beautiful stuff, but don’t know how to pierce and then tie to a string..
ty gauri! will toss that into the sorting hat too! would you like a shell or a bottle cap?
i use an ancient hand drill on the shells and the bottle caps. will put up a picture when i get around to doing the 'how to'.
These are cool, Baruk style!
And how about ‘Feddabonn Creations / Works / Jewels/ am not sure abt the last part, but Feddabonn sounds so perfect with these pieces..
Also, how do you make holes in the shells / bottle caps, I have collected some beautiful stuff, but don’t know how to pierce and then tie to a string..