Driehoekige broche 'Inktvis' van zilver en bloedkoraal c. 1935 - 1936

This triangular 'Inktvis' brooch—made by Firma Gaillard from silver and blood coral—is like a little world. I can see a person working at their bench, hammering that silver, making those tiny radiating lines... what were they thinking about? Were they happy? Were they in love? The silver has been coaxed and beaten into this slightly strange symmetrical form, while the coral sits, a vivid dot of contrast, held tight by four little prongs, like the very center of a feeling. The octopus of the title isn't obvious, but maybe it’s in the way the lines spread out like tentacles, or the way the brooch itself seems to grip and hold. I imagine this brooch pinned to a jacket, its wearer moving through the day with this little secret, this tiny crafted object that speaks to both the natural world and the skill of human hands. You know, we're all just inspiring each other, crossing time, hoping to make something that resonates.