Pearl sculpture

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Once, my friend Dorit said that when you make an everyday piece oversized, it always makes an impression. Well, art pieces like the "Hanging...

As an artist I like my artworks to tell stories and I often use discarded materials. I have been collecting old pearl necklaces from boot fairs and junk shops for a few years knowing that one day I was going to build a couple of huge galleons from them! I was inspired to make the galleons after watching a documentary about a factory in China which manufacturers every kind of conceivable pearl adornment in colossal quantities. I decided to make two Chinese sailing junks cruising on a tangled…

My name is Zard and I was born-and-raised on the island of Guam and now residing in San Diego, CA. My love for art began during childhood and has shaped my desire to explore many styles and mediums. In late 2010 was when I found my love for customizing toys and since then have done over a thousand customs.

Ann Carrington‘s piece “Galleons and Feathers” is inspired by Wing Wo Wave City, an industrial estate in Zhuijang Province, China which manufactures a massive amount of pearl adornment. The piece is formed in the shape of a 3-mast shop, floating over an opulent sea of brooches, earrings, necklaces and tiaras. The work both contains, and is inspiredContinue reading "A Sailing Ship Dripping with Loot Explores the Perceived Status Symbol of Pearls"

Bjork in pearls.