fanciful devices: Resurrection/erection.

A Stone Is Nobody's

A man ambushed a stone. Caught it.
Made it a prisoner.
Put it in a dark room and stood guard over it for the rest of his life.

His mother asked why.

He said, because it's held captive, because it is captured.

Look, the stone is asleep, she said, it does not know whether it's in a garden or not. Eternity and the stone
are mother and daughter; it is you who are getting old. The stone is only sleeping.

But I caught it, mother, it is mine by conquest, he said.

A stone is nobody's, not even its own. It is you who are conquered; you are minding the prisoner, which is yourself,
because you are afraid to go out, she said.

Yes yes, I am afraid, because you have never loved me, he said.

Which is true, because you have always been to me as the stone is to you, she said.

Russell Edson

FAQs

1. Are you a Southeast Asian dancing girl from the 1800s?

No, sorry to disappoint. My avatar and banner images are from an ancient book I found in the depths of my grandmother's cabinets. More on that here.

2. How do you make everything look so old?

First, you need a good oxidizer to brush on every bit of metal you can reach. I'll tell you all about it here.

Then there's this wax. I first mentioned it here. You'll have to scroll down a lot.

3. How can you be so productive?

I'm insanely obsessed and I have no offspring. I do nothing else- I don't have a day job, I don't clean my house or cook, I spend all day in pjs, often completely abandoning personal hygiene... I only interact with other humans when I walk my dog. And I like people! But I prefer dogs.

And I'm sloppy- but I make that sloppiness work for me.

4. Any tips you'd like to share?

No! Except for these 16 posts about techniques and this one about how to find your aesthetic.

5. Would you be offended if I took some inspiration from your designs?

Well, I'd be happier if you outright copied them.

No really, imitation is how we learn. I have enough ideas to go around. And even if I don't- please. No one's going to do this obsessively enough to threaten my business. (Probably.) I learned by copying others and I've seen others copy me as a step toward developing their own voice. So feel free. (I'd love if you tossed me a link in my comments, so I can feel like a proud momma.)

6. What do you look like?

Why, what have you heard? Really? Wow.

6/30/13

Resurrection/erection.

OK! Resurrection- erection. Now it makes sense! I have a weekness for the redonk things kids say. Like niece Marcela (4yrs) asking newphew David (5yrs) if he wanted to marry her. Because she wants to have lots of babies and when she heard you need a mommy/daddy pair, she got concerned she hadn't found a daddy yet. Her first choice was her brother Carlos, but apparently that's not allowed.

The Queen of Time.

I'm concerned the pearls dangling under this are too white. That I should dye them or gild them darker. Too lazy right now.

A Joyful Song.

These two pairs have some of the recent resins.

The Inheritors.

Here's these and those below with regular bezels and glass. And a buncha little bits.

A Quiet Love.
Tiny faces from a book about icons.

A very mis-matched pair with bits from a Nicky Butler necklace.

Mother of the Moon.
I colored the medal with perfect pearls then sealed. And a tiny amethyst from Uruguay.

Rain.
Simple blues. I love these round beads.

Pixies.

And these little stacks of very special goodies. With antique goofy face beads.

Das all.

6 comments:

betweenreader said...: I don't wear earrings much anymore, and it's too hot to get dressed anyway, nevertheless I am seized with desire! They are all so beautiful and poetic. You rocked the earring world this time. Yummityyumyum.; 6/30/13, 5:52 PM
Wildthorne said...: love the pixies... so very wonderful.. and the purple pair, such great juxtaposition. You never fail to mesmerize lady. <3; 6/30/13, 8:33 PM
Juliette said...: Where did you find those 'goofy face beads'?? They look like Picasso drawings!; 6/30/13, 10:35 PM
Anvil Artifacts said...: Very cool bunch of earrings! Especially loving A Joyful Song. Your resin pieces turned out great, of course!; 7/1/13, 8:33 AM
Jiorji said...: those goofy faces are amazing!

i was gonna say before and i forgot....did you ever try to do the mercury trick over your resin cabs?? i don't remember...maybe an idea; 7/1/13, 10:50 AM
Unknown said...: This is a drool worthy post. My ears live in my queen for a day earrings you made. Ymmy stuff and ears are getting very hungry.; 7/1/13, 11:47 PM