This piece was designed from the Mayo Clinic Flower of HopeTM. This coreopsis grows in each place where Mayo Clinic is located. The flower is a reminder that nature can play a key role in the healing process.
The Flower of HopeTM brooch is a botanical jewelry piece handmade in New York by Michael Michaud Jewelry, Inspired by Nature.
Flower and stem cast in bronze from a yellow coreopsis plant
Yellow cast glass center
Petals finished with a gold leaf
Stem finished with green patina
Modeling our brooch:
Christeebella Akpala, RN (MED '26), Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine.
