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STATEMENT NECKLACES & CROWNS
Tiara made for Miss Punaauia 2025
In January 2025, I had the honor of making the crowning tiara, since Saturday March 1st, Hilina'i Tamarii, Miss Punaauia 2025.
I was contacted by the Teriihanake jewelry store in Tahiti to design this mother-of-pearl crown on the theme of climbing the Punaauia orange plateau.
I used a Tahitian pearl oyster mother-of-pearl base and inlaid it with Mexican abalone mother-of-pearl to achieve the orange, green, and pink tones.
Berry fan made for my diploma
This fan is made of two feathers with Haliotis mother-of-pearl. The green color of the mother-of-pearl echoes the nature of Berry, particularly its forests and groves.
Green is also associated with nostalgia. The strands are made of wood and the throat of nickel silver and brass. The palmettes are made of black sheepskin, the small branches are made of brass, and the circles are made of engraved pearl oyster mother-of-pearl and are set with brass.
I respected the manufacturing process used by fan makers in the 18th and 19th centuries, everything is held together with a rivet at the head of the fan and each strand is connected with a very specific seam allowing the fan to be closed and opened. It took me 300 hours of work to make this fan.
Headpiece / neckpiece from Oise
made for my diploma
This headdress, inspired by the traditional headdresses of Picardy, which can also be worn around the neck, is made of mother-of-pearl pinctada margaritifera (grey), pinctada maxima (white and yellow), abalone (blue), haliotis (orange), clam (pink), brass and cow horn.
It incorporates virtually all the techniques of tablet making, and is a creation that pays homage to the skills taught to me by the tablet makers of Méru. It took me 150 hours of work to create this jewel.
Neck warmer made at the Museum
Mother-of-pearl and Tabletmaking in 2023
This piece includes six varieties of mother-of-pearl that I selected for their colors. We find mother-of-pearl from Pinctada margaritifera (gray), Pinctada maxima (white and yellow), Abalone (orange and blue), and Atrina vexillum (black).
I added a black Tahitian pearl, like a cherry on top!, a detail that completes the work. It took 80 hours to make this necklace.
It took cutting out over a hundred pieces of different shapes and then fitting them together.
After cutting, I used collage, engraving, and inlay techniques. This necklace is my personal way of showing that even the smallest scrap of mother-of-pearl can magnify an object.
If you would like to treat yourself to a unique set or tiara to mark a special ceremony that is close to your heart, such as a wedding, do not hesitate to contact me for any design, production, customization and quote requests!
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