She carves pearls into skull jewelry

This Japanese artist went so far as to carve pearls into skulls and wear them as jewelry on her hands and neck.

Shinji?Nakaba is a Japanese artist and jewelry designer. Nakaba has been designing and producing jewelry since 1974, and the designs detailed here, which feature anatomical forms, skulls, and flowers, are what he calls "wearable sculptural art.

The pocket-sized pieces come in a variety of shapes and sizes, but most have one thing in common: a pearl from a mussel, carved into a human bone or an animal skull, and attached to a bracelet, necklace, or brooch in a way that's both aesthetically pleasing and innovative.

In addition to selling his works on his own online store, he has also exhibited them at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts in Canada, the Museum of Art and Design in New York, and at local galleries and museums in Japan.

Here are some other beautiful artworks from Shinji?Nakaba's Skull series:

Series 1: Skulls and Lavender

Series 2: Hello, Little One!

Reposted from: Crafts.com