Japanese artist Shinji Nakaba has been creating unique pieces of wearable art jewelry since 1974. Among our favorites are these exquisite hand carved pearls dubbed “Fairy Skulls”. Here’s a little about the process from the artist:
“I’ve experimented with different type of materials to carve out skulls but the ones I carved out of pearls are by far the best in terms of the durability. I also thought the contradiction between pristine pearls turning into these dark objects seemed even more appealing. I would call them Fairy Skulls. Only pearls can make my idea of ephemeral beauty into reality.”
Artist: Shinji Nakaba
(via: Geek Girls)