kitten teeth studs
kitten teeth studs
kitten teeth studs
kitten teeth studs
kitten teeth studs
kitten teeth studs

kitten teeth studs

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Let your loved one choose their ring size. You'll receive a beautiful cardstock card specifying the gifted piece, along with an adjustable ring sizer.

These earrings are cast from a tiny, found kitten tooth. The abstract, triangular shape evokes a mountain range.

NATURAL HISTORY

Felis catus

Kittens first set of teeth, often referred to as milk teeth, come in when kittens are between three and eight weeks old. Cats have 26 milk teeth and 30 permanent teeth - which start to come in when cats are around three months old and replace the first set of teeth over the next few months.

Archaeologists have dated cats' domestication back to around 7500 BCE. Through domestication cats' anatomy and behavior has only changed in small ways and they are still adept at surviving in the wild.

METAPHOR

Persistent wildness, play, the sweet thrum of a purr.
  • tiny tooth is approximately .2 inches | 5 mm across
  • comes with sterling silver / 14k gold backings
  • sold individually or as a pair

Details of the natural world to carry with you

About the Process

Each piece of Thicket jewelry begins with taking a mold of a found or foraged natural object. This mold is used in the process of lost wax casting to create a perfect replica, in solid fine metal, of the original natural object.

about the studio
A note from Rebecca

Why metaphor?

Jewelry is not only adornment - it is symbolism. Jewelry can be a talisman, a reminder, a covenant, a spell.

Humans have been ascribing meaning to the natural world for a very long time. In selecting natural objects to cast I think not only about the form and aesthetics but also the valences of meaning the object holds and I include these in the description of each Thicket piece. Each of these metaphors is a beginning, waiting for you to layer your own meanings and stories onto.

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