A pearl chaplet with an ornate silver cross, worn as a votive offering.

Created for Bode Well, 2026.

Sterling Silver, Round Freshwater Pearl 7MM, 6 X 2.5MM Akoya Seed Pearls.

CRUCIFIX PENDANT - L 8CM X W 4.5CM X D 1.5CM

PEARL STRAND - 43CM

This body of work draws from the ornate languages of Edwardian jewellery and Victorian mourning: the lustre of pearls, the delicacy of lace, and the enduring form of the crucifix. The series was born from a gift of obsidian whose concealed cross returned me to the motif as a symbol of passage and protection.

Guided by ritual, romance, adornment, and the occult symbolism of the Tarot, I developed a method of casting lace—echoing historical textiles while materialising the fragile threshold between presence and absence.

The resulting pieces act as wearable reliquaries and memento mori. Scent vessels and chainmaille hold intimate relics close to the body; a ring and brooch bear pearls as both tears and armour; a coffin plate inscribed Beloved becomes a shield of remembrance. Together they honour the departed not as finality, but as a living continuity—objects made to adorn, carry Spirit, offer protection, and bode well.