Native Biker

Our good friends Charles + Joy bought me this pin soon after we first met (they're generous and thoughtful that way). They quickly realised that I had a pin collection, and decided to add to it by getting me the Native Biker while on a trip to Arizona.

I don't have many Southwestern-style pins, because they're usually too 'primitive' for my taste - all that ostentatious turquoise and so on. But this one's a fun, modern take on the genre, and a good one to wear when I plan to be busy in a more directed way than when I choose the Bee.

The Native Biker is signed with a mark rather than a name, so I can't tell you who designed it. But it's beautifully made in silver, opal and onyx - it's a pity my iSight can't do it justice.