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The Goddess Collection: Wire Wrap Wearable Art

11/8/2017

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I have long had a fascination with world religion and mythology, so much that it was a major of mine in those long-ago college days, amidst hurried term papers and (gulp) group discussion on the complete works of Chaucer (read in Middle English, no less).

And those were good times, discussing all the theisms... diving eagerly into the mythos of cultures, societies and religious proclivities and discovering the magic of each. 

Even in my youth, I surrounded myself with literature on Greek and Roman mythology, which I inhaled with (what I've been told by my mother) was a need unnatural for most 12 year-olds. The personification of an otherwise untouchable and unknowable divine presence was an exercise, for me, in creative reasoning. And the desire to understand the intangible has carried me through the years and manifested itself in my art... whatever incarnation that art has taken.
And when that art turned to wire wrapping, it was no surprise to me the stories I began to tell.

The Goddess Collection was born from my love of ancient pantheistic practice. It is my attempt at personifying, in wire, the essence of the divine presence, and capturing the magical stories of cultures the world over, sometimes seemingly long forgotten or ignored.

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The pieces in this collection all utilize multiple stones, gathered together in a bezel of wire that is sometimes chaotic but always organic. Once I've chosen an ancient archetypal story to tell, I sit with the stones and the wire and allow the characters to manifest in my thoughts before taking to task the tools at hand.

I suppose it's a rather abstract representation of Gaia, for instance, to see a collection of Imperial Jasper and carnelian stones huddled together in a nest of curling copper. And her story may not be immediately clear to the casual observer. But I come to know her, or what her story represents, while I sit with the wire and allow it to move and dictate to me the direction it takes. Though I've been told or have read her tale many times over the years, each piece that I make in my effort to express her story in art is always unique, always showcasing an emotional connection that I've made to the Gaia in me, for lack of a simpler explanation.
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I imagine this collection will be a long-standing one for my work. The opportunity to tell these ancient stories, however limited by my skills and technical knowledge, is one more step towards embracing the goddess within.
9 Comments
nancy
11/10/2017 09:20:45 am

I am now interested in reading about Gaia. Thank you.

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Janet
11/12/2017 05:13:47 pm

What a lovely accolade to Gaia =:-))

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Lorri
11/19/2017 07:37:52 pm

Wonderful post!

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Charlotte link
12/4/2017 02:33:43 pm

Ilovethissomuch. Thank you for sharing! This is pure poetry in jewelry.

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Wanda Platte
12/5/2017 06:28:26 am

I've always enjoyed Greek mythology and I think you captured Gaia's essence perfectly in your pendant, it's beautiful. I am thankful for being able to spend what will more than likely be my mother's last Christmas with her, it's going to be a hard one, but I will cherish every moment.

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Myra Rothman
12/6/2017 03:56:01 pm

Thankful for my family and the new home we are buying close to most of them.

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Nan Borton
12/9/2017 07:14:48 am

I had to research more about Gaia... I love the quote “Half woman ...universe” I feel that’s every woman.. I love the mythological and holistic histories & properties that surround the stones from an agate found along the road to the most brilliant diamond. I a gorgeous way to showcase the labradorite.

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Mary link
1/1/2018 02:14:15 pm

Lovely...thank you,
I am carrying this away with me today:

The personification of an otherwise untouchable and unknowable divine presence...."

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wendy
3/6/2018 06:26:45 am

I cannot wait to see what you come up with when Hestia calls your name. As the first and the last, the Goddess of the Hearth and fire including the fires at the sacred temples, cooking food, lighting lamps, accepting offerings, welcoming people home, keeping them warm, she is the oldest of the Gods. Strong and independent. What a pendent that will be!

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