Passion Flower

Susan Mcleary is a florist and jewellery designer who challenges the perception that jewellery always has to be mad entirely of precious metals.

With her knowledge of fauna, Susan creates beautiful necklaces, rings, tiaras and bracelets made from a mixture of succulents, flowers, brass and copper.

These pieces are known as living jewellery as they continue to live and grow while you wear them. after a few weeks, you can remove and plant the succulents.

I really love Susan's work as not only is it beautiful but it is an example of how jewellery doesn't has to be as straight forward as the usual gold, silver, platinum and precious gem stones.

 

Succulent Bracelet



Succulent Necklace

This piece is more of a statement/ fashion photograph piece, but it is so beautiful and shows so wonderfully how vast the  possibilities are of making jewellery with different materials.

 

 

Mimosa Pudica's Wings

These are Mimosa Pudicas wings that she uses to travel in order to help woman in need.
They get their source of energy from the balls of plant matter which grow on the spine of her wings. just as plants use the sun to create their food and energy through photosynthesis, so do her wings. The single leaf that hangs almost like a pendant on her neck, not only keeps the wings attached to her, but also acts as navigational tool. 

Mimosa Pudicas wings 

closer look at the details on the spine of the wings