Contemporary Textile Necklace Mexican Designer Museum Quality Wearable Art #5

Description

Artist designed, original handcrafted contemporary art jewelry.
Measurements of Necklace
Total Length
-
18 3/4
"
Wide- 3 1/2"
Round Collar
measurement- 19"
This long exquisite necklace has 8 tiers of different shades of pink cotton fabric .
This gorgeous necklace has purple hand painted threads going throughout it.
The material is hand painted with the Cochineal red.
In fact, cochineal comes from crushing tiny female Dactylopius coccus scale insects that live and feed on the nopal or prickly-pear cactus.
Vianney Méndez is a brand of contemporary jewelry and clothing made with local materials in collaboration with artisans from Oaxaca.
Vianney grew up in the Oaxaca City surrounded by wonderful culture and traditions. Her interest in art and crafts started at a young age, which led to studying Industrial and Fashion Design in Italy, Spain and the United States.
Vianney's wearable art can be found in the best boutiques throughout the world, collectors of fine textile
jewelry
and museums.
Each necklace comes with its own pink or red cloth bag.
What an incredible gift to yourself or for someone special.