Adding More Layers

oldest natural pearl, dated between 5547 and 5235 B.C.

Just a few images and links to some of my inspirations and sources as I work on my Pearl Piece... from ancient pearls to a Brancusi bronze to Pluto. 

"All art is autobiographical. The pearl is the oyster's autobiography." 

- Federico Fellini

Prometheus by Brancusi

Pearls by Shohei Shirai

Oolites or cave pearls, sedimentary rocks formed from ooids, 

spherical grains composed of concentric layers

Pluto

2,000 year-old natural pearl found on the north Kimberley coast of Western Australia

Thanks for reading.