The Gold Edith Locket "For my girlfriend, Hannah. Our first photo celebrates us and our relationship. We have lived apart for 3+ years due to our jobs and educational pursuits. It is a photo framed on her wall and makes us both smile. The second photo celebrates her success as a student and a professional. I hope for this locket to not only illustrate our strength, but how proud of her I am a…
Lockets date back to the 15th century, and it's wild to think about the technical work in a dark room that would have to go into getting a photograph small enough to fit exactly inside a locket. I often wonder about those first locket makers - the photographers, the developers, the jewelers - was the first rendition a happy accident? An unintentional shift that changed how people can carry fo…