Custom Work
Orders for custom work are more than welcome! Belts, necklaces, earrings, cuffs, headpieces; bats, spiders, filigrees, chains; silver-plated, brass, leather, feathers; Domes and frames; modifications to existings designs
Domes cannot be shipped and must be picked up in the San Francisco Bay Area (San Francisco, Silicon Valley, peninsula are best); they can be picked up at events being vended. (See Events schedule, above.)
FAQ
Q: What materials are used in the jewelry?
Belts and cuffs may contain nickel-plated materials (such as rivets and O rings), but all other jewelry is nickel-free. Most stampings are silver plated brass or brass. Cuffs are real or vegan leather. Belts are genuine leather.
Q: Are insects ethically sourced?
Yes, all specimens are ethically sourced. Insects are raised in aviaries worldwide and have died natural deaths. These aviaries help support conservation of indigenous species.
Q: Where can I find works by Papillon Noir for sale?
Papillon Noire vends at Menagerie Oddties Market events, local nightclubs such as Death Guild, Hubba Hubba Review, Dancing Ghosts and others. Domes and frames from Papillon Noire can regularly be found at Paxton Gate in San Francisco. Papillon Noire has an etsy shop: PapillonNoireArt, with the online selection limited to jewelry, accessories, and certain frames, as many frames and display domes are too fragile to risk shipping. It is recommended to message the seller on etsy prior to purchasing an item, as items might sell at an in-person event and will no longer be available immediately until they are remade, or no longer be in stock.
About
Papillon Noire Designs is the artist Susan Brownlie, with technical assistance from Lun Esex.
Susan creates unique individually hand-crafted display frames and heirloom-worthy glass display domes with insects and taxidermied bats, skeletons and skulls, comined with minerals and crystals, grapewood and lichen covered twigs, peacock feathers, dried, preserved flowers and reindeer moss. She also creates shadowbox frames with jaquard and damask fabric backgrounds; silver, brass and black filigree stampings, and dried preserved flowers.
She designs dark and romantic accessories with silver and brass filigrees, bats, skulls, spiders, and flowers, with swarovski/austrian crystal accents for wardrobe perfection:
- Pendants and necklaces with silver and brass stampings and scarab and jewel beetles hand cast in resin
- Leather cuffs with silver or brass stampings
- Leather, chain, and filigree medallion belts
- Earrings, alligator and barrete hair clips, and romantic headchains
- Fascinators with filigrees, insects in resin, and feathers
- Apple watch bands with filigree stampings
- Sterling silver embossed hair spirals
- Prints of original oil and watercolor paintings, and heirloom quality victorian ribbonwork with real insect or other embellishments.
All work is crafted from the highest quality materials available.
Website designed by Lun Esex and Susan Brownlie, coded by Lun Esex. ©2023
