The Plain Small Rat Spine Hoop Earrings are made in handmade in Adelaide, South Australia. The original rat spinal cord was moulded to preserve all the fine details of the bones. Once cast into Sterling silver the spinal cord is curved into the hoop shape.
Materials: Sterling silver
Dimensions: 18mm outside diameter x 3.5mm wide
Olivia Dryden jewellery is a modern take on botanical and taxidermy jewellery. In the latter pieces, Olivia uses mainly sterling silver and recycles pre-deceased animals and birds for their bones. She believe that as artists, "we are fortunate to see the beauty in objects most people do not".
When designing her pieces, the idea that Olivia Dryden jewellery could appeal to people who would normally be shocked by the ideas portrayed inspires her. With the intention to create surprising and lasting objects from the death of such creatures.
