here is the first series of necklaces i made for the holy days. the stones are Picture Jasper- which awesomely is made when mud pours into gas pockets of molten lava! and petrifies. its also a favorite gem of antiquity- (hebrews, assyrians, greek...) the color of lent is typically dark purple but LL was convinced she likes to observe with the color brown. i felt this worked bcs the only stones in purple are amythest and with this you get the dirt and blood and darkness of the cross.
below is Joanna's necklace and it is lost between here and new york... i felt the circles were like luminescent tears.... appropriate for the grief of our missing necklace. the 3 stones symbolize both the trinity and the stations of the cross. this is her replacement necklace for the moment and she can chose which she prefers or can keep both. the only difference with this one is the strand of copper wires is broken and all the rest are made with a complete band. but i couldn't figure out how to keep it this way in this design which i made while watching s5 of the wire. and i love the simplicity of the design. below is my necklace and it took about 4 attempts to hit this design. i think ultimately i should've bought extra in the first place so that i didn't feel limited by the # of stones i had. i know you care! keep reading. so THEN this is danicas- an ordered grief. and tears. also my 1st expermint with the soldering gun.... yah. uh,huh. and i really love the symmetry and movement of this one.
8"But you, son of man, hear what I say to you, Be not rebellious like that rebellious house; open your mouth and eat what I give you." 9And when I looked, behold, a hand was stretched out to me, and behold, a scroll of a book was in it. 10And he spread it before me. And it had writing on the front and on the back, and there were written on it words of lamentation and mourning and woe. 1And he saidto me, "Son of man, eat whatever you find here. Eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel." 2So I opened my mouth, and he gave me this scroll to eat. 3And he said to me, "Son of man, feed your belly with this scroll that I give you and fill your stomach with it."Then I ate it, and it was in my mouth as sweet as honey.
--- this is from ezekial- i think it fits with lent. having gone thru suffering and grief with the sweet redemption of christ on the other end kind of feeling. plus its our lot and heritage and all. and i dig prophetic imagery.
m.
7 comments:
I love these all so very much! Yet another talent of yours!
Also, did you know that after your comment link is clicked, it turns almost the same shade of blue as the background, rendering it almost invisible upon return to the page? It took me a couple days to realize the comment links were not disappearing. : )
Oh, and I had a dream about you M. I'll e-mail it to you. It was weird and involved you getting married.
they are all loveliness. the lost one is sort of my favorite... is it too tragic to say that?
i love that you are harassed regularly about the template colors. :)
um, pen you know that is not helping. *sigh. (hangs head in defeat)
sarah- karazy! more in a few. and thx!
Love them!
I'll take a picture of mine when I'm not wearing a ratty sweatshirt for your misc. series. And if you want a velvet staged photo I'll try to remember it the next time I'm headed to your house.
Oooooo...I LOVE that second necklace you made for Joanna. If she sends it back, I want to try it on! Love ALL of them. The stone is gorgeous-Lauralee was right to stick with brown.
Nice new background :)
i just *love* the stones. what artistic consideration for the colors they bring to your theme and also oh so pretty.
i wont say what has been said about the lost one, but clearly, you are very talented at this, as they are all unique and very high end, if i may say.
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