Showing posts with label fauna. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fauna. Show all posts
Venetian Devil
12/12/2014
Venetian Devil
Ministry of Magic Classification: XXX (Competent wizard should cope)
Venetian devils are mysterious, magical creatures characterized by slender body build, silky black fur, twisted horns and eyes in the colour of raspberries. They are commonly believed to fulfull wishes, however Magizoologists who studied those beasts (including Newt Scamander, famous author of "fantastic beasts and where to find them") did not find any evidence of such qualities. All of the "miraculous cases" ascribed to devils can be explained scientifically by their strong, instinctive ability to read feelings and emotions. Legends are still alive, though - and who knows, maybe there is a truth behind them...
Venetian devil is a fictional character in "The Ravenclaw Skylark" - "Harry Potter" fanfiction series written by Bastet and available on Polish literature forum "Mirriel": Skowronek Ravenclawu, Severusowi, w dniu urodzin, Robin, Woland i inne nieszczęścia Ravenclawu (where the devil is introduced), Rory. I based Woland's appearance on Bastet's descriptions and sketches :)
The pendant is made from fine and sterling silver - it is hand carved, oxidized and polished, hung on a strand of tiny garnets. I had so much fun bringing this little creature to life!
Watcher in the Water
7/16/2014
The deep colour of this lapis lazuli stone reminded me of a dark, still pool near the Westgate of Moria in Middle-Earth and of its inhabitant - the Watcher. Watcher in the Water is a terrifying, squid-like beast that attacked the Fellowship by the Doors of Durin. It's a mysterious creature - J.R.R. Tolkien never explicitly stated what it is or where it came from.
The pendant is made from fine and sterling silver. The tentacles were sculped by hand and measure only 1-2mm in diameter.
You can see some work in progress pictures here and below:
Ravenclaw pendant. Wayland's feather
3/27/2014
Wit beyond measure is man's greatest treasure.
Rowena Ravenclaw
Handmade silver pendant inspired by Ravenclaw - one of the four houses of Hogwarts from J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter". The shape and texture of the feather refers both to the eagle- symbol of the house, and to the raven- patronus of its founder. The pendant is adorned with a small blue sapphire and hand formed Celtic triskel symbol.
Triskelion, through the position of its three spiral branches, imitate the constant forward motion and symbolizes the progress, process of learning and self-improvement. In the context of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the three spirals can be seen as symbolical representations of intelligence, wisdom and creativity - main traits valued by Rowena Ravenclaw and prized in her house.
In the future, I'm going to make a similar pendant in bronze, to reflect Ravenclaw's official colours - bronze and blue - more appropriately. However, silver colour of the feather is also meaningful. My main inspiration for this exact pendant was "The Ravenclaw's Skylark" fanfiction series written by Bastet- one of the very first fanfic I have ever read and - thanks to the unique, truly magical atmosphere and wonderful character creations - the only one that permanently influenced my personal vision of Hogwarts. I can't imagine Aurora Sinistra any other way ;) I love Bastet's conception of Ravenclaw common room's windows scattered with painted ravens. One of them is white... and in fact, he is more than just a painting. His feather refers to one of my favourite chapters in the story, which tells about the secrets of magical pictures, portraits and above all - one special gobelin.
In omnia paratus...
As far as I know, Bastet's fanfiction is not translated and is available only in Polish:
Sculpting practice: tentacles
3/11/2014
As I gather
tons of new jewellery ideas, I am seeing that I need some drawing and sculpting
practice to eventually make them real. Some time ago I started to search for sculpting
inspirations and tutorials and I finally found a motivation to try something different
than anything I made so far. Tentacles!
These two tiny tentacles on the right are unfinished, but I really learnt a lot thanks to them. They allowed me to experiment with different techniques and to find out which suit me best while working on something so small. Soon I am going to make similar ones - this time in silver, as a part of “the Watcher in the Water” project with lapis lazuli :)
Silent observation
2/16/2014
I finally made my first ring! I am really proud that I managed to make it in a proper size, but this is rather a matter of beginner's luck, not a trained eye ;) I decided to give it a try after Kornelia Sus shared her first attempts at making rings on her blog. Thought that I am not the only one person who was so afraid of making rings was really encouraging- thank you! :)
Something new
10/14/2013
It's been a long time since I last wrote here- I was too busy with my studies and personal life to find a moment for this blog :) I wasn't completely inactive with jewellery-making though- I made some silicone molds for future designs, finally put all of my tools in order, read some advices on photography, got many new inspirations, and bought a lot of beautiful stones- olivines, citrines, garnets, sapphires, moonstones, and last but not least- this wonderful, Finnish spectrolite:
I love its intensive colour and labradorescence so much that I really feel I must use it for something special.
Also, I'm changing layout here- I just think it's time for autumn-cleaning ;) I ordered Melonarium logo and watermark from a very talented friend of mine and really hope to make things look more professional some time soon.
And the last news from my little workshop- yesterday I finished another cat pendant, made specially for my friend. It's hand formed of fine and sterling silver, lightly oxidized and polished. Hope she'll like it!
