Roadkill Rabbit Brooch morbid_jewelry and star-shaped shells that fall

and star-shaped shells that fall from the enameled raven heads like shooting stars themselves

This pair of earrings is inspired by a dead pigeon I once came across on a sidewalk that appeared to be in perfectly pristine condition but was actually stuffed with an assortment of tiny maggots and worms

adding movement to the pair and enabling them to sparkle like the stars themselves

necklace length: 28"

often finding numerous on a single walk during springtime and early summer

Roadkill Rabbit Brooch morbid_jewelry and star-shaped shells that fallThe series of rabbit brooches is largely inspired by the little animals surrounding my rural home, and the shocking occurrence of happening upon the bodies of ones that have gotten hit in the road or fallen from trees. Their faces tend to look so peaceful, which is often weirdly at odds with their bodily situations. I chose to use beads and pearls as the blood and entrails as a way of representing the coexistence of beauty and decay within nature, as