Gorgeous family tree photo necklace

Ashley Gilreath created this remarkable necklace from tiny photos of her ancestors. "I casted dollhouse frames from sterling silver and bronze, and printed my family directly onto the glass," she says. "I Am Who They Were." (Thanks, Lindsay Winterhalter!)

David Pescovitz is Boing Boing's co-editor/managing partner. He's also a research director at Institute for the Future. On Instagram, he's @pesco.

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And 2 minutes after it has been artfully arranged…it all collapses in upon itself
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_S3G5F3AAJFS32UBEYCLX6WYT7I thepolishpen

If I encountered someone wearing this, I would think, “You are bonkers, and about to take up a giant chunk of my time.”
orwell

“gorgeous,” necklace, “fine art,” star wars/indiana jones maze… obviously beauty IS in the eye of the beholder…
theanphibian

How did her dress suspiciously disappear when this was posted to Boing Boing? I thought it was a little over-sexed for the subject matter, and turns out I was right, she clearly wears a tasteful black dress that rises higher than the bottom of the necklace in the source:

http://ashleygilreath.com/artwork/1996012_I_Am_Who_They_Were.html

Is the audience really that in need of flesh grown in Photoshop?