Mourning Brooch #4
Mourning Brooch #4
by Rachel Andrea Davis
These pieces were created as I explored the grief of the loss of my first love to suicide. Layering materials common to Victorian mourning jewelry with those significant to my lost love, I add to the already existing language of grief.
ebony, eggshell, horse hair, gold leaf, brass, steel,
30" x 4.25" x .5"
2016
Mourning Brooch #4
by Rachel Andrea Davis
These pieces were created as I explored the grief of the loss of my first love to suicide. Layering materials common to Victorian mourning jewelry with those significant to my lost love, I add to the already existing language of grief.
ebony, eggshell, horse hair, gold leaf, brass, steel,
30" x 4.25" x .5"
2016
Mourning Brooch #4
by Rachel Andrea Davis
These pieces were created as I explored the grief of the loss of my first love to suicide. Layering materials common to Victorian mourning jewelry with those significant to my lost love, I add to the already existing language of grief.
ebony, eggshell, horse hair, gold leaf, brass, steel,
30" x 4.25" x .5"
2016