Allicia Mogavero

             Jewelry made from breast milk

Allicia Mogavero, jewelry made from breast milk, 2007. Petrified breast milk encased in resin.

About Allicia Mogavero:

Mogavero is a mother of three who struggled with breastfeeding her children. In 2007 she wanted to commemorate the lactation process and experimented with preserving her own breast milk. She then created a five-step process to successfully preserve it and turn it into wearable jewelry.

Above the Piece:

Mogavero launched a website called MommyMilk Creations where she petrifies customer’s breast milk and encases it in resin to protect the hardened milk from shattering. The resins can mold the milk in to many different shapes such as trees, hand prints, and hearts and can be customized to include their child’s name. Once the resin is cured she attaches it to chains for necklaces, bracelets, and key chains. 

I find this very cute. There has been a lot of negative feedback to her work, but I find it a very beautiful way of honoring motherhood.