Strange Balloon

Description

This brooch was originally made for a challenge we participated in to make a piece of jewelry that was inspired by a work of art.
This piece was inspired by L'Oeil, comme un ballon bizarre se dirige vers l'infini (The Eye Like a Strange Balloon Mounts Toward Infinity) Lithograph by Odilon Redon

The eye balloon is 5 layers of sterling silver with fashion lashes; the basket of the balloon is sterling silver that hangs from the balloon on beadalon. Each layer is individually given a patina which adds to the depth of the piece.

The brooch will be made to order so please allow 2 weeks before shipping after payment is received and cleared.

Each piece is hand fabricated by us which means each one will have very slight variations.

The balloon measures 1.18 inch – 29.98mm
Total length with the basket (not including lashes) is 2 inch – 50.8mm

Added on Oct 24, 2009