Whether they were made of wire, legos, tin foil, paper mache, stones, coal and twigs etc etc, or any combination thereof, I made them in numbers I cannot possibly count and many of them, in my rush to have them ready for play, never made it past the first day. Hardly the stuff of lasting, one-day-to-be-discovered artifacts!
I have, of course, explored Ancient Egyptian amulets in Shadow of the Sphinx. Only now getting to the skill level where I can get good detail in tiny sizes. . . but for my stories, for my imagination to really run wild, I wanted to start creating amulets just for the sake of themselves believing that the process will take me where they need me to go.
I have no set ideas as of yet for ones to put into my shop and the stories are not at the point where I am ready to commit to any one form or design but the ideas. . . oh they do haunt me in my sleep! :)
So here are a few that I completed this week, No real theme. . . just playing with ideas, ancient forms and current inspirations. . .
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| The Troll Knot is an old Norse amulet for, of course, warding off trolls. |
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| The Dancing Troll, inspired by the art of Wendy and Brian Froud, in my stories, ancient trolls have magic that is connected to / activated by, dance like, flowing movement. . . |
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| The "Source" amulet. . . an original relic from the world of the Bewildering Pine made with polymer clay and the finish is rusted iron Swellegance! |
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| The "Warrior Princess". . . We've taken to re-watching the entire Xena series from the start so this Chakram amulet was simply a must! Can't explain the pure joy of getting lost in Xena and Gabrielle's adventures again. . . what a show it was, so over the top and completely inspired. As Sofie puts it, "I wish I could have watched this when I was 8 or 9. . . it would have been so empowering." It's also fun to know that a handful of the creators of "Orphan Black" got their start here. |
Well, that's all for now. . . more to come as I have another handful in process right now.
And still working on the packaging design. I'd prefer to have all my amulets fall under one title/branding so that is a challenge I am embracing as many of you know, I love packaging!.
Hoping you all have a lovely weekend. I'll be back on June 1st with more new work!
Until then,
xoxoxoxo
nicolas
These are so wonderful, i cannot pick a favorite, first i thought it would be the troll knot, but then maybe the source! They are all perfect! I can't wait to hear stories to go with them.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comment on my blog, i am glad the cardinal made you smile as well. And yes, we have lost some of the magic, we just need to get it back in little ways, i have had a post in mind lately where i was planning to talk about the ways i find small magic in life, ... But i have about as many posts in mind as i do art projects and directions so not sure when it will come to be. (But of course i knew you would understand)
Thank you Andrea! I think the "Source" is my favorite since it is the one that is completely my creation. . . and I already now what the source is in my stories so it makes the most sense to me right now. . . but its all a process and I am simply loving the time spent making these little wearable talismans. I imagine, as my stories grow, so will the little accoutrements I'll want to make to bring them more to life. :)
DeleteI'd love to hear about the little ways you find small magic. I think it would be wonderful to do a "small magic" post where people can widget/link to their own posts about small magic. I think the world could use a good dose of inspiration in this way. . .
Nicolas!! Love them!!!! Warrior Princess is my fav! Xena rocks!!! Can't wait to read the stories to go along with them! Hope you're having a great long weekend!
ReplyDeleteThank you Stacy! yes, Xena (and, of course, Gabrielle) will always have a place in my heart of hearts. :) I have enjoyed the weekend but am looking forward to getting back to the normal schedule and to some exciting changes to my "work life' which I will be talking about here soon! YAY!
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