Design and illustration fads seem to dictate that there be some sort of particular animal to fetishize at any given moment. Over the past few years the trajectory has gone something like Birds/Swallows, Antlers, Deer, Birds, Moose, Antlers, Deer, Rabbits, Owls. I like the shape of antlers, I like rabbits and owls, but any fad image becomes boring pretty quickly. However, we seem to have come to sea creatures and I declare right now I will never, ever be tired of sea creatures. They’re often delicate, always alien-looking and endlessly fascinating for me. Also I figure the steampunk fad leads us to 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea which has something to do with the popularity of tentacles and starfish and such on t-shirts, home accessories and jewelry lately. Maybe I’m reaching and it’s just a coincidence but hell if reading that book the other month didn’t make me want to command a vessel and dress myself only in seaweed and starfish. Ahem.
Anyway, I was thinking about this today as I trolled Etsy looking for inspiration and I found this fabulous jewelry artist named Laurie Brown who creates great stuff by casting real pygmy seahorses (among other things) in precious metals. I’m in love. Seahorses for everyone. I’m over antlers forever, honest.










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