Three Artists Sink Their Teeth (And Yours) Into Jewelry

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBLHnp1Iwzyq6eRUsmI14uHvs9l20W5Scb4wIgw3ZAKh_7mmjDxiC-XsKxjapch0y2v_b66JlhaRCajnNcuQo8UcBTXlNFSI5nje2tM9S4AxQ4oP5cyHHdjlnlumEeoNQIk4H1vGfBqlQ/s1600-h/teethjewelhero.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430651159692606418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBLHnp1Iwzyq6eRUsmI14uHvs9l20W5Scb4wIgw3ZAKh_7mmjDxiC-XsKxjapch0y2v_b66JlhaRCajnNcuQo8UcBTXlNFSI5nje2tM9S4AxQ4oP5cyHHdjlnlumEeoNQIk4H1vGfBqlQ/s400/teethjewelhero.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 531px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">PART I*: The use of real teeth or casts of real teeth in jewelry by three very different artists.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgae9kVlVABzlItMWVdc6E89QUHQlAWup1D1A9iQ59jzVmhfNTb9_UknUXfl0nRKMUyz7LNVJPzhK_w6qbX6wUfRGsQ2t1O14Pqw5967GVFclWFU1J39Bpqxb_nBiyJ2435LtjGE50lZN8/s1600-h/teethhero.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430593520271908866" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgae9kVlVABzlItMWVdc6E89QUHQlAWup1D1A9iQ59jzVmhfNTb9_UknUXfl0nRKMUyz7LNVJPzhK_w6qbX6wUfRGsQ2t1O14Pqw5967GVFclWFU1J39Bpqxb_nBiyJ2435LtjGE50lZN8/s400/teethhero.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 530px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >above: porcelain tooth bracelet by Claire Johnston, 14lk gold tooth earrings by Kim Kovel, human molar ring by Polly van der Glas, silver and gold cast tooth necklace by Claire Johnston<br /><br /></span>You might have seen Australian artist <a href="http://www.vanderglas.com.au/">Polly Van der Glas</a>' jewelry made with real human teeth on various sites and blogs that post the bizarre, creepy and unusual like <a href="http://www.neatorama.com/2010/01/05/jewelry-you-can-sink-your-teeth-into/">Neatorama</a> or <a href="http://www.coolhunting.com/archives/2008/01/polly_van_der_g.php">Coolhunting</a>.<br /><br />In her first collection of wearable art, the works are handmade in Melbourne with sterling silver and human teeth (she also makes jewelry with human hair). The human teeth with which she works are locally donated and sterilized, and she says' hard to come by', so she welcomes donations.<br /><br />But she's not the only one turning molars and bicuspids into wearable art. Kim Kovel of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Le Knockout</span> will cast your teeth (or your child's) in gold or sterling silver to wear as earrings or a charm, some embedded with gems or engraved with an initial. Custom designs are also available at her store called <a href="http://www.leknockout.com/">Le Knockout.<br /></a><br />And then there's Claire Johnston, with her <span style="font-weight: bold;">Tooth Fairy Series</span>, a collection of oversized slip cast porcelain as well as sterling silver cast human teeth to create bracelets, necklaces and rings.<br /><br />A trend I do not plan on personally exhibiting, but one I wanted to share.<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >The work of Polly Van der Glas:</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI5PKeun5viya83iAKeXtR8_oBXFuPm2oU2pa1O-QWTCgIoD_vE6V4ZrG2RxaRsqsizkgf3aeFAHJfJCErZBJm8twA_Ues85_GAMny772XHffQQzNyrNFdmQW-EzqIjEJAQseWCkpRubA/s1600-h/Picture+13.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424827338592506978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI5PKeun5viya83iAKeXtR8_oBXFuPm2oU2pa1O-QWTCgIoD_vE6V4ZrG2RxaRsqsizkgf3aeFAHJfJCErZBJm8twA_Ues85_GAMny772XHffQQzNyrNFdmQW-EzqIjEJAQseWCkpRubA/s400/Picture+13.png" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 269px; height: 405px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.vanderglas.com.au/">visit her site here.</a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >The work of Kim Kovel:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj8qAQd-5mCziLH9Cjg8kOWC-KAiTBGF0bYRb1nikoB3tRh2WqUm4AM_4h55zJX6gjsQ2jFYlJuw3XRSbDJYQdHoRdXitOLWyFBnx-V8AWKkcEaQyjFObVmI7D5I-MFPJvKFyjonmvTfA/s1600-h/kimkovel10399905975.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424828533245550402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj8qAQd-5mCziLH9Cjg8kOWC-KAiTBGF0bYRb1nikoB3tRh2WqUm4AM_4h55zJX6gjsQ2jFYlJuw3XRSbDJYQdHoRdXitOLWyFBnx-V8AWKkcEaQyjFObVmI7D5I-MFPJvKFyjonmvTfA/s400/kimkovel10399905975.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 252px; height: 252px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6fxnzU7gXtDyBsl_xsSlGiEXiy-OVUoECbFm-_PfAGHropy0etB3ymBmpSIaoLVe7E7nf6oWOawahaWpEkO9wDk-28wHka3ZFXuqFQXdcWFsHCxhar6ouTH6heWkHRCIPNoW-reuoVSU/s1600-h/Picture+46.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430552124155174562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6fxnzU7gXtDyBsl_xsSlGiEXiy-OVUoECbFm-_PfAGHropy0etB3ymBmpSIaoLVe7E7nf6oWOawahaWpEkO9wDk-28wHka3ZFXuqFQXdcWFsHCxhar6ouTH6heWkHRCIPNoW-reuoVSU/s400/Picture+46.png" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 334px; height: 219px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kim Kovel of Le Knockout:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqxbCus50sSY0nNiHSIRM5eKAntDxjJ5KenIvUH22A8MzHgndpgVarTlQo1GoZVg4SZXK_fmxdL-mnRBr5f1WsFXo-ah-6tV7MWn6T5TsLHDYg2Hlp5Wlh2ryoloup667OfJ5ZPmSG6qg/s1600-h/kimkovelpic).jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430554403854576466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqxbCus50sSY0nNiHSIRM5eKAntDxjJ5KenIvUH22A8MzHgndpgVarTlQo1GoZVg4SZXK_fmxdL-mnRBr5f1WsFXo-ah-6tV7MWn6T5TsLHDYg2Hlp5Wlh2ryoloup667OfJ5ZPmSG6qg/s400/kimkovelpic).jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 318px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.leknockout.com/" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424830783661844530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnk_qwsNEMYW_-WZsHTvglnHX5QEUW7L64lhWmdT5fHRrj4iztFtrYYn7JDcB1I32HMHGFGt2iozW-ID4AxCzPwCg5IhfnG8cAYL-XRtE7N-KKgYDYMBViWCRAf-LViKWQeDYpFBMK4go/s400/kimkovel10399toplogo.gif" style="cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 44px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">LE KNOCKOUT by KIM KOVEL</span><br />PO BOX 10579 PORTLAND OREGON 97296<br />503-329-9995<br /><a href="mailto:INFO@LEKNOCKOUT.COM">INFO@LEKNOCKOUT.COM</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >The work of Claire Johnston:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDpF-qEabP-BFsQvouqKuceISt-4JUZ65K6MPbRxhIK2Tb4KqGiSjdpA8MphJSwrL1GMOqL96YeRXY1-rnUk_4my8ZVSGHzvNmlj9hsN5goIsOd2zlHADtj_YDoal9x5ByQ4k8tBn9p9I/s1600-h/Ceramic+Tooth+Fairy+Series,+ceramic+and+silver+ring.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424834047972185026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDpF-qEabP-BFsQvouqKuceISt-4JUZ65K6MPbRxhIK2Tb4KqGiSjdpA8MphJSwrL1GMOqL96YeRXY1-rnUk_4my8ZVSGHzvNmlj9hsN5goIsOd2zlHADtj_YDoal9x5ByQ4k8tBn9p9I/s400/Ceramic+Tooth+Fairy+Series,+ceramic+and+silver+ring.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 541px; height: 385px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKhqCpxvSJ7n8neNHHZupfYBxXqL2BAmaoHiKGq7HB97Q0g2dpQwSTMOAb5rYDkr0_9SZwQIweST57Zpk3k70gE4lT7bSv9IEWhWbJuU6LEVn9zFhsmppqspBuAJ9D5lHVim-Q2p0ziKQ/s1600-h/Johnston+C+05.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424835336808625650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKhqCpxvSJ7n8neNHHZupfYBxXqL2BAmaoHiKGq7HB97Q0g2dpQwSTMOAb5rYDkr0_9SZwQIweST57Zpk3k70gE4lT7bSv9IEWhWbJuU6LEVn9zFhsmppqspBuAJ9D5lHVim-Q2p0ziKQ/s400/Johnston+C+05.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 538px; height: 358px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://clairefjohnston.blogspot.com/">visit her blog to learn more.</a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Chomping at the bit for more?</span><br /><br />*This is the first of a two part series on teeth in art. Because there's so much to ruminate over (sorry, I couldn't help myself), tomorrow will feature <a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2010/01/biting-art-teeth-tatts-mold-impressions.html"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Part II</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Biting Art; Mouth Dioramas, Teeth Tattoos and Mini Figs On Molars</span></a>

Three Artists Sink Their Teeth (And Yours) Into Jewelry

PART I*: The use of real teeth or casts of real teeth in jewelry by three very different artists. above: porcelain tooth bracelet by Claire ...

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Crazy Eights. Eight New Unusual Items On The Market

<div class="tn_post"><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px;"><map id="ThisNext_map_6EDA1AA6" name="ThisNext_map_6EDA1AA6"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/F2BC34E2/0A8BAED6/Cash-Cow-money-bank-various?u=laurasweet&p=/by/laurasweet/picks&t=blog" title="Cash Cow money bank (various colors)" shape="rect" coords="11,11,198,198"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/CD735C6A/873A06F4/The-Betty-Lou-rechargeable?u=laurasweet&p=/by/laurasweet/picks&t=blog" title="The Betty Lou rechargeable Lamp" shape="rect" coords="200,11,387,198"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/9A6CA945/03520C37/4-Rider-Single-Spoke?u=laurasweet&p=/by/laurasweet/picks&t=blog" title="4 Rider Single Spoke" shape="rect" coords="11,200,198,387"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/565AAF73/CAFF0330/GF-5610-Mobile-Fireplace?u=laurasweet&p=/by/laurasweet/picks&t=blog" title="GF 5610 - Mobile Fireplace & coffee table" shape="rect" coords="200,200,387,387"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/4F9A09C4/BE81DE71/Oh-Shocking-Bedding-and?u=laurasweet&p=/by/laurasweet/picks&t=blog" title="Oh Shocking! Bedding and nightwear" shape="rect" coords="11,389,198,576"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/3DD60BA6/FBDAE41D/Brocante-de-Salon-rug-a-flea?u=laurasweet&p=/by/laurasweet/picks&t=blog" title="Brocante de Salon rug (a flea market photo rug)" shape="rect" coords="200,389,387,576"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/F836BD5B/7B2329F9/Daphna-Simons-18k-Log-earrings?u=laurasweet&p=/by/laurasweet/picks&t=blog" title="Daphna Simon's 18k Log earrings" shape="rect" coords="11,578,198,765"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/5BDAE128/90731A52/ChargerFrame-Naolab?u=laurasweet&p=/by/laurasweet/picks&t=blog" title="ChargerFrame - Naolab ®" shape="rect" coords="200,578,387,765"></map><a href="http://www.thisnext.com/by/laurasweet/picks?u=laurasweet&p=/by/laurasweet/picks&t=blog" title="laurasweet's recommendations at ThisNext"><img alt="laurasweet's recommendations at ThisNext" height="787" src="http://www.thisnext.com/media/blogit/6EDA1AA6.jpg" style="border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(221, 221, 221) rgb(187, 187, 187) rgb(187, 187, 187) rgb(221, 221, 221); border-width: 1px; margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt;" usemap="#ThisNext_map_6EDA1AA6" width="400" /></a></div><p>Eight cool things you may not have known existed.<br /></p><p>Clockwise from upper left:<br />1. Puhlmann's Cash Cow piggy bank (in black, red, white or bronze)<br />2. Michael Mckenna's Betty Lou lamp - a rechargeable lithium ion powered glass lamp to place over any wineglass. Available with silver or gold accents.<br />3. the GF-6510. A mobile real fireplace and coffee table available in white or black<br />4. the Brocante de Salon photographic rug<br />5. The wall mountable charging frame<br />6. Daphna Simon's 18k yellow gold log earrings<br />7. oh shocking! erotic bedding and pjs by Atelier Blink<br />8. 4 Rider Single Spoke lightweight folding frame stroller by Mutsy.</p><p><br />Just click on each image for more details and place of purchase.</p><p></p></div>

Crazy Eights. Eight New Unusual Items On The Market

Eight cool things you may not have known existed. Clockwise from upper left: 1. Puhlmann's Cash Cow piggy bank (in black, red, white or ...

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