One of the very first pieces we created as 2ETN Studio. We found this brooch in the back of a dusty cabinet in an antique store. We cleaned it up and created:
“ERMINE” AFTER “LADY WITH AN ERMINE”, LEONARDO DI VINCI.
OIL PAINTING ON COCOBOLO WOOD IN A REFURBISHED ETRUSCAN REVIVAL BROOCH/NECKLACE.
Notes from Leonardo’s bestiary:
“THE ERMINE OUT OF MODERATION NEVER EATS BUT ONCE A DAY, AND WOULD RATHER LET ITSELF BE CAPTURED THAN TAKE REFUGE IN A DIRTY LAIR, IN ORDER NOT TO STAIN ITS PURITY, MODERATION CURBS ALL VICES”.
