Because of their similarity to cartoon panels in a newspaper, David LaPlantz calls his brooches “cartoonos roundos.” Each piece begins with a sketch and is completed within two hours to keep the idea fresh and alive. His “The Pearl in Our Lives Brings Out the Love” brooch, which features a solitary brooch, is hand fabricated, formed and engraved from layered industrial painted aluminum. The unique brooch is 2” in diameter and projects out 2.50” at its widest point.