September's prompt was "Seven Moons Passing" by Susan Seddon-Boulet. I really liked this challenge! I am actually a big fan of Boulet's work and had one of her posters hanging in my bedroom when I was in high school. Apparently Sarah Michelle Gellar's iconic TV character, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, did too!
Here's what I wrote about my inspiration for my piece, "Night of the Shaman":
I love the mystical and ethereal quality of Boulet's work and wanted to translate that into my interpretation. I used a muted color palette with pops of color, incorporating an eclectic mix of materials. To represent the moons, I used seven beads made out of white lotus seeds. This "collected look" is the perfect backdrop to showcase the talismans and nature-themed charms from Nina Designs!
The "eclectic mix" I mentioned is a combination of Swarovski crystals, pale kyanite, carved bone, golden horn, Czech glass, carnelian, rough turquoise, silver headpins, bronze charms, and sterling silver charms. I pulled it together with a bronze toggle from Nina Designs.
The cool thing about this piece is that it can be worn as a bracelet, with lots of fun movement, or you can add a leather cord and wear it as a necklace. I used the same toggle set in the leather cord (not shown) and it fits together nicely! I love versatile pieces like that!
Anyway, if you'd be so kind as to vote for my piece, "Night of the Shaman", I would appreciate it greatly! There are some really lovely pieces in this challenge, including one of the store's customers "Strength of Spirit". CLICK HERE to vote!
4 comments:
it was easy to vote for you because I liked it the best of the other entries!
Wow - the skull - I'm breathlessly in love with this piece.
Super cool! I love the idea of the leather cord with the same toggle - what a cool idea. I think it would be really fun to feel all that shaking around on my wrist :)
It's fantastic, Andrew!
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