Glass Swan Ribbon in Iris & OpalThe Glass Swan was inspired by Italian Renaissance paintings and cultural events, alongside beliefs and attitudes of the era; the dichotomy of idealism versus naturalism opening a portal to landscapes of fantasy; a New World. Bubbles were employed within Italian Renaissance art as a metaphor or philosophical allegory for the immaculate conception, for light passes through them without causing harm. Jewellery of pearls denotes purity, preciousness and