'Elephant' brooch

Acrylic ‘Play in case of emergency 2020’ brooch by Ana Margarida Carvalho.

10cm long
8cm high
5mm thick

‘this series started with an invitation to an exhibition and the challenge of the theme, Gogoísme, made me research small pre-historic toys, animal illustrations from several American graphic designers and go back to my childhood drawings, where shapes are opened to interpretation.

I chose Perspex as an easy main material to work with and also to take advantage of its color. Having many colors to choose from, I went back to the early days of plastics jewellery and toys to pick the red and pearl hues.’