Hanging tears....

I was thinking about masks as jewellery last week and before you know it I was well and truly down the rabbit hole.

I came across the stunning image above which after some digging around, I found out was the work of Estonian jeweller Claudia Lepik

It seems her specific interest is face and nose jewellery and when I finally tracked down her site, some of the things on there, took my breath away.

Specifically this piece below…

This is the TIMIDRA NGNO KA THIP mask which means ‘Hanging Tears’

Made in sterling silver and in collaboration with Nuala Studio this is a unique mask representing both Naula and Claudia Lepik's sensibility and approach to jewelry. The delicate body adornment is a combination of Loan’s sleek signature pearl which is inspired by her island heritage and Claudia’s organic casted bits which imitates water drops in the form of metal. This piece is the perfect embodiment of their work fused.

“This mask or silver veil is fragile, yet strong and bold, a good way to describe both of us. By doing this collaboration we wanted to create more than simple jewelry but show the emotional side of our creation, and challenge the jewelry form. We had minimal design plans, we wanted to give freedom to each other, to let authenticity speak. Taking resemblance to tears, this piece represents our mutual love towards being surrounded by the water and observing its different states. Tears represent realization, acceptance and embracement. TIMIDRA NGNO KA THIP means "hanging tears" in Kanak dialect (New Caledonia).

Her online shop is filled with much more wearable pieces, some of them I think would appeal very much to Queen Michelle…

Queen Marie

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