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

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

The collage is paper and graphite on a vintage handkerchief

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

Inspired by the glistening hues found within raven feathers

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