Tithi Kutchamuch‘s “Companion Parrot” is a sculpture and necklace in one. The sculptural body actually serves as a proper resting place for the necklace, which includes the bird’s skull, heart, and entrails: Thanks to HM reader Silvia for the heads-up on this one!

French jewelry designer Lydia Courteille brings us extrordinary bijoux inspired by the natural world: fruits and flowers, frogs and spiders, and some of the most interesting skull rings I have seen in a very long time. In addition to her jewelry itself, her website is full of eye-popping mixed media images by artist Natalie Shau. [...]

Loved to Death is an online boutique featuring a wee bit of taxidermy, some antiques, some art (including some very reminiscent of Monique Motil‘s work) and a lot of unusual jewelry made with taxidermy bits, bones, and other animal remnants.  Prices seem reasonable for the materials involved- how often do you come across a sparrow-wing [...]

The cameo dates back to 6th century BC Greece, and were very popular in Ancient Rome.   It is a method of carving with a raised image, typically worn as a piece of jewelry.  Cameos have had periodic revivals in popularity, especially in the early Renaissance, Neoclassical France by Napoleon, and most notably by Queen [...]