Dubia cockroach shell earrings

Symbology

The Dubia cockroach sheds its shell repeatedly through its life, a natural process of growth and transformation. Each shell is a physical remnant of a moment when the old form was left behind and a new one began. These earrings carry that energy literally: exoskeleton as jewelry, the discarded outer self worn as ornament. For those who do not step back from the strange, and who understand that growth always involves leaving something behind.