I also have some custom pet and human mourning jewelry orders going out today but I always wait to make sure the customer has received it before sharing anything here. I like those orders to be a surprise for the person opening the package so they can have that wow moment and feel what they need to feel with the items in their hands. Get in touch about commissions (or anything else!) at www.mickeyalicekwapis.com

Today I am having an open studio as part of EXPO Chicago! I make mourning jewelry, taxidermy, stained glass, and cyanotypes and I host workshops in my studio too. Come on down to Mana Contemporary in Pilsen from 12-4 and visit 9 floors of artist studios across all disciplines. It’s free and parking is free too, so grab a map and I recommend you take the elevator all the way to the top and work your way down floor by floor. Don’t miss me when you’re on the 8th floor! You can see some stuff I’ve been working on behind the scenes like this preserved orchid, my big cyanotype project, and a recent acquisition of historical primate research specimens that I’ll be restoring and caring for. During the open house I’ll be demoing the Victorian hairwork jewelry process using human hair. This is an example of what you can make in the classes taught by Hair Anthropology that I’m hosting here next weekend. @Zen - Victorian Hairwork I will have my full line of framed insects and jewelry out for sale, including specimen jewelry. I’d also love to make you a custom locket or eye pendant while you wait. If you’re nice I’ll even let you hold a skull or two! If you can’t make this open house, sign up for my email list on my website for an invitation to the next one, or let me know what you want to see videos of for a virtual studio tour. Now I’m gonna clean up the studio a little bit, and I can’t wait to see you! www.mickeyalicekwapis.com

#stitch with @PinkRebelx And he’s perfect 😊

To design your own locket using your sentimental materials or fun stuff from my studio like squirrel teeth and woolly mammoth hair, visit www.mickeyalicekwapis.com/lockets ✨🥀❤️

Replying to @Lilith Here it is, my favorite molar from my dental and dental ephemera collection!