I made this set hoping to tie in a visual image of Timothy himself…the cat, that is. Black velvet ribbon with spots of white–the pearls–are meant to be his coloring, and the curled wire his whiskers. The red beads sewn in there were originally red petals, which seemed appropriate at the time because so much of the story is looking out over the garden. But I like them because, when looked at the right way, they also resemble cats’ tongues. The red charm in the middle of the choker with black lace stretched over it represents all the cloaked passion in this enchanting story. Also, regarding the earrings: I used many colors there instead of just red to reference Timothy’s seeing color for the first time. (The earrings are also whiskers.)

Saran Evans

I am a writer, editor, and sometime maker of shiny things. Once upon a time I realized that I had a pile of old dilapidated books of fairy tales with yellowed edges and pages falling away, and I hated to see these old books go to waste. I decided to make some collages using bits of the pages, and in cutting out words and phrases I happened upon the idea of making new poems and thoughts out of old fairy tale and mythic imagery. I wanted to make little poems into adornments for those who love the written word. I called these pieces Chimera Fancies — little pieces of altered art, old storybooks and glitter, fragments of dreams and mysterious messages from the Universe.

Mia Nutick: