Philadelphia - July 06, 2006

Playing It by Ear

Zachary Pryor Earrings

Remember that Welch’s girl? The one who used to get all cute and smack her lips after taking a sip of grape juice?

So adorable. Didn’t you just want to shoot her?

Well, don’t. You’ll go to jail, where very bad things will happen to you.

But if you still need to express your feelings, Zachary Pryor lets you wear your beliefs on your ears. His handmade earrings are crafted from dense balsa wood — and from the literal remains of one of his favorite paintings, no less. (Not for nothing does he call the earrings “wearable art.”) Some depict the Welch’s girl on one earring and a gun on the other.

Hmm, you do the math.

Don’t find that sort of thing funny? He also paints his earrings with adorable animals, like squirrels and raccoons, as well as birds and their nests.

All of which are so cool, you might just consider killing for them.

Available at Closet Fever, 707 North 2nd Street (215-627-4600) and Sugarcube, 48 South 3rd Street (215-238-0825). To see styles, go to zacharypryor.com.