“All art is autobiographical. The pearl is the oyster’s autobiography.” -Federico Fellini Everyone loves the natural luster of a pearl, the elegance it adds to an outfit, the shimmer it adds to our shine. But natural pearls are hard to find. Natural pearls form in the body of certain mollusks and require no human intervention whatsoever. In order to make pearls more readily available and fulfill the rising demand, we (people) have to step in, which is when we get “cultured pe