Pearls
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Jill Baker Gower
Dermalgem Brooch #3 (2015) by Jill Baker Gower is an exploration of femininity, personal memory, and material contrast. Made from silicone rubber, sterling silver, garnets, and pearls, the brooch mimics organic, skin-like textures while incorporating traditional jewelry elements that evoke luxury and adornment. The irregular, fleshy form that is punctuated by embedded pearls suggests an interplay between softness and structure. The brooch’s surface, resembling…
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Carolin Denter
This piece by Carolin Denter is an example of how contemporary jewelry uses traditional ideas of adornment to create deep reflections on memory, materiality, and storytelling. This necklace, Exploding Grandma III, is composed of a dense, tangled cluster of pearls and at its center are mismatched components like chains, antique clasps, and fragments of metal and glass. The work speaks to themes of accumulation, disruption,…
Eating Diamonds 