For over thirty years, Carolyn has been exploring a wide variety of styles in jewelry creation, from the mystically-inclined to Art Nouveau-influences. In 2006, she started experimenting with incorporating reclaimed and recycled items such as Champagne tins (known as plaque de muselet) into miniature wearable pieces of art. This opened up a world of other food-themed items such as dollhouse miniatures and gashapon, Japanese gumball machine toys. Thus began several different lines of gastronomically-inspired jewelry:
Not for the faint of heart, this ring will be made to size and then shipped with all the accoutrement (seeds, soil, and pot) and instructions to plant and grow your own cherry tomatoes. Then, as your tomato plant grows, you can place your ring strategically over the flower and watch your jewel come to life.
