The trees in the forest around my studio provide all the inspiration I need. Young leaves in spring give way to summers full brilliant canopy which, in turn, changes colour into autumns rich painting...before the leaves fly on the wind and the trees become bare. Light and movement are everywhere. The cycles repeat unchanged year after year however...every season brings new leaves...unique fingerprints for each tree....that appear and then vanish as if they had never been.
My falling leaf pendants and earrings are inspired by this. The moment a leaf falls....a transient moment captured...made eternal. This leaf is from a Hawthorn tree, or May tree. Its Genus name comes from the Greek word Kratos meaning strength. The tree is steeped in folklore and it is well known by some that you should never damage or remove any part of the tree or you will incur the wrath of the Faerie folk....who knows if it is true? I took no chances and made sure to pick a leaf already fallen...