This tall vase is a scented oil bottle with nine hair pins in tube holders. They can be worn in a variety of arrangements and rearranged in the vase, allowing the owner to change the piece a small amount. The form of the vase and the many elements on top were inspired by several different plants with a similar arrangement of columnar base and tentacle-like tops.
     
 

"Vase with Nine Hair Pins"
1999

15" x 3"
sterling silver, 18kt gold, 24kt gold plate
Photography by Douglas Yaple