This week in earrings
Rene got these in Malaysia: Earrings woven out of Pandanus by a Hma’ Meri craftsman. The Hma’ Meri are an indigenous community in Peninsular Malaysia. “Despite rapid development,” says the literature, “they have managed to retain much of their arts, cultures, social mores and traditions.”
They also made this beautiful woven bookmark.
On our last night in Taipei we were too lazy to go back to the night market so we asked Chal and Happy to find us some weird earrings. What’s the weirdest pair of earrings you own, they asked.
It’s just half a pair since we lost its partner a long time ago, but this is still the weirdest.
Angry Bunny at the Mirror. We bought the pair at a street market on Washington Square in 1999. What would Henry James say? He would say “Taroush!” then write 200 pages about it. How do we know the bunny is angry? Look at his face.
The runners-up include
Earrings made from plaster casts of our ears by Leo Abaya.
Recycled metal combs by James Reyes.
Reconfigured key chains by Ricky Villabona.
We made these out of hoop earrings and scrapbooking ornaments.
Recycled superglue tubes that Raymond Lee found at Cubao X.
So you see, we have a standard of weirdness to maintain.
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June 14th, 2012 at 08:54
LOL on the plaster cast of your ears. i’m sure people would do a double take if you were wearing those.
did they find anything weird in the taiwan night market?
June 15th, 2012 at 23:13
I adore the angry bunny in the mirror earrings. For some reason it makes me think of “Alice in Wonderland” and it’s my favorite children’s story (I believe it’s not a children’s story, though).