Extinction Brooch Series
Shaggy, ancient, and increasingly elusive, the Sumatran rhinoceros is the most threatened of all rhino species, with fewer than 50 individuals remaining in the wild. This brooch translates its powerful yet vulnerable presence into densely layered beadwork, where soft whites, muted silvers, and pale greys build a textured surface reminiscent of its folded, hair-covered hide.
Twin horn forms emerge subtly from the rounded head, their once-armoured strength rendered fragile through scale and material. The compact body, heavy yet tender in posture, conveys both endurance and precarity. Through patient handweaving, the brooch becomes a quiet elegy, armour transformed into vulnerability, and a reminder of a species standing at the edge of disappearance.