Description
Real Queen Anne's lace, printed with sunlight on maple wood.
Each pair begins with real Queen Anne's lace, arranged by hand and exposed to the sun using the historic cyanotype process. The plant blocks the light, leaving a pale lace silhouette against deep blue. Every flower is different, so no two pairs are identical. Afterward, they're sealed and ready for everyday wear.
The small oval shape makes these an easy everyday earring.
Variations:
- Blossom: delicate clusters of tiny flowers.
- Center Spray: radiating stems at the center of the flower head.
Each pair comes with a herbarium-inspired botanical card.
Materials:
- sterling silver ear wires
- maple wood
Fun fact: Queen Anne's lace sometimes grows a single dark purple floret at the center of its flower cluster, sometimes called the fairy-seat.
Description
Real Queen Anne's lace, printed with sunlight on maple wood.
Each pair begins with real Queen Anne's lace, arranged by hand and exposed to the sun using the historic cyanotype process. The plant blocks the light, leaving a pale lace silhouette against deep blue. Every flower is different, so no two pairs are identical. Afterward, they're sealed and ready for everyday wear.
The small oval shape makes these an easy everyday earring.
Variations:
- Blossom: delicate clusters of tiny flowers.
- Center Spray: radiating stems at the center of the flower head.
Each pair comes with a herbarium-inspired botanical card.
Materials:
- sterling silver ear wires
- maple wood
Fun fact: Queen Anne's lace sometimes grows a single dark purple floret at the center of its flower cluster, sometimes called the fairy-seat.
Gather and press
I gather plants and carefully dry them to preserve their forms.
Arrange and expose
After I compose each piece, I expose it to sunlight to start the cyanotype process.
Rinse and reveal
I wash off the cyanotype mixture to reveal the impression the plant left behind.
Seal and finish
Each piece is sealed to protect it, and ear wires are added.