“We are a country of storytellers, and sometimes the best stories are told through a tiny, glittery, red bag of Snax.”
So opines creative Eleanor Jordan O’Farrell, of Rainbow Regalia, who is currently encapsulating some of the most critical aspects of Irish social and culinary history one bespoke piece at a time from her spare room in Greystones.
Providing some insight into the day-to-day grind of operating her small craft enterprise, she says, “Most jewellery designers spend their time dreaming of diamonds or sweeping gold filigree. I spend an alarming amount of my week worrying if the butter-to-potato ratio on a tiny Kerrygold earring is ‘emotionally accurate’.”
Bitesize particularly likes her take on The Full Irish Survival Kit Bag Charm, which sees miniature replicas of landmark foods such as Brennan’s bread, Kerrygold, Tayto, and the all-important spud, immortalised forever as cultured, kitsch, wearable art.
Each piece comes hand-crafted in durable bio-resin and is available as earrings, bracelets and funky little bag charms, as well as magnets and decorations.
As the mixed media jewellery curator so nicely puts it, “When you wear a pair of Chickatees or Meanies earrings, you aren’t just wearing an accessory. You’re signalling to the world that you’ve spent your childhood in a damp caravan in Brittas Bay, or that you know the specific, salty joy of a ‘Six Pack for Dinner’ when you’re too tired to cook.”
Get ‘em while they’re hot.
