"About two years ago, I was walking down the block early in the morning when I saw a dead bird-- not itself unusual, as being a city-dweller all my life I've seen an unhappy number of unlucky pigeons grotesquely arranged on the curbs and streets. But the bird I saw that morning was completely intact, not a feather out of place, and I could imagine it dying mid-flight and just dropping on the ground.

When I found the antique photo I reproduce on the Momento Mori necklaces, I was immediately of that morning. This bird in the photo looks so gentle and creaturely and real and still it is so dead. Wear this necklace as a momento mori, to remind you to consider death-- or just wear it for its macabre and unusual beauty."

Necklace consists of a hand-fabricated plastic pendant, printed and protected from the elements by a thin gloss of resin. Chain is 16" and sterling silver.