Design • Production • Collaboration

Mammoth Talon Cuff

“Not only a remarkable fashion statement, but a collectible sculptural specimen.”

— Fucking Young!

ROLE

Concept development, sculpture, material fabrication, diamond inlay, engraving, scrimshaw, and presentation-case design and construction.

CONTEXT

Pamela Love × Black Sheep & Prodigal Sons
Limited edition of 14

PROJECT OVERVIEW

Pamela Love and I collaborated to transform her signature Talon Cuff into the Mammoth Talon Cuff.

I resculpted the original form to improve its fit and articulation, then hand-carved its talons from 10,000–30,000-year-old Siberian woolly mammoth tusk bark. Six black diamonds were inlaid into the palm, and each cuff was numbered in scrimshaw on one claw.

I also designed, engraved, and built its black wood presentation case, completed with a four-inch glass dome. Together, the jewelry and case transformed a wearable object into a collectible sculptural specimen.