This brooch–necklace hybrid takes the form of a cicada —

a creature defined by waiting, emergence, and disappearance.

Measuring approximately 3 inches wide and 1.5 inches high,

the piece can be worn either as a brooch pin or a necklace,

allowing the body to shift between adornment and artifact.

The form was electroformed, then layered with sterling silver over the electroformed structure,

and finally oxidized to reveal a surface shaped by time, corrosion, and residue.

Subtle iridescence lingers along the wings, while an orange cubic zirconia is set at the head —

a concentrated point of life, pulse, or warning.

The cicada is not depicted at the moment of flight,

but as a trace of becoming —

something that has already passed through transformation.

What remains is neither fully alive nor entirely inert.

Its surface bears the evidence of exposure:

oxidation, uneven texture, and quiet discoloration.

This piece belongs to my ongoing Remnant series,

in which I work with forms that exist after function, after bloom, after voice.

Like a cicada’s shell left clinging to bark,

the object holds memory without narrative —

a preserved residue of time.

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