Tricia Harding / Sekond Skin

Satisfying our jewellery itch for today is Massachusetts' Tricia Harding and her scratched "abrasion" rings. Inspired by Victorian mourning jewellery and the process of tattooing (which she likens to the process of enamelling), her "Traces" collection studies the scratching, piercing and decorating of skin.

Bonus link:
For skin of the non-human sort, check out the UK's Sekond Skin and their pieces created by recycling the real shed skin of snakes and lizards.

Even more jewellery:

• Joseph Lamsin (UK) - cast cuttlefish


• Laura T. Lombardi (Chicago) - brass chains


• Stamatia Jewelry (Tennessee) - silver & stone


• Michelle Pressler (Philadelphia) - feminine necklaces


• Herbert Beck (Germany) - metal & opal