I've always been a sucker for scars. As a person who scars easily, the braille on my own skin is pronounced in several areas, leaving me with a lima bean on my left thigh (swimming accident), a lightning bolt hidden in my right eyebrow (soccer mishap) and several sesame seeds on my knees and hands (a combination of climbing and biking falls). Most recently, I've added to the collection with a whopper of a C-section scar, which I'm saving up to commemorate with a piece of jewelry by Francesca Kaplan, the artist behind It's My Scar. Kaplan, a Thyroid cancer survivor, has taken to immortalizing scars in silver, gold or platinum as a response to her own feelings about mortality and survival. While her story is best told in her words (you can read it here)--her jewelry stands on it own as a strange and lovely memento to the body. Even better, she takes orders, so anyone looking to immortalize their own scar can do so pretty easily. The website order form just asks for well lit pictures of the scar, along with the dimensions and any other notes or particulars. You choose whether you want a necklace, bracelet or ring, and which metal you'd like to use. While prices are not cheap (they range from $200 to $1500), you end up with a handcrafted piece which is uniquely, and familiarly, you own.
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