This is a sweet teenager just learning the ways of guarding the gates. She'll let things in that you won't regret later while still hopefully keeping the mosquitoes swatted. She's her mothers daughter for sure but is only eight inches and very leggy. Creepy pretty in captivating red on red with multi-coloured handpainted legs.
I haven't captured it in the picture yet but I've accented her legs in a natural glow in the dark paint so she has an extra spark when the lights go out.
You can see his brothers/sisters/evil stepmothers etc on my other pages;)
Venetian Blue Mama is here;
http://www.etsy.com/listing/80668201/ooak-streaky-blue-heart-spider-stained
This teenagers mama is here;
http://www.etsy.com/listing/81092421/ruby-red-mama-arachne-stained-glass
I've a few more to list, watch this page... they'll crawl on soon enough.
Her measurements are;
8 1/2 inches long leg tip to leg tip and hangs from a 14 inch chain.
These are very durable hand-crafted studio exclusives. The nuggets are foiled and soldered in Tiffany stained glass technique, then the legs are attatched during the soldering process and carefully bent to shape and trimmed. Crafted in extra strong 16 guage wire. They are then handpainted, and strung with beads and heavy jewelers wire, double crimped or hung from chain.
They can also be used to decorate your yard. They look amazing in trees. Makes a lovely housewarming gift too.
This Summer Green Papa measures 10 inches long, he hangs on a nicely strung 7 1/2 inches strand of vintage beads.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/79039305/pumpkin-jeweled-halloween-arachne-one-of
(sold but similiar jeweled can be custom ordered.)
Summer Green Papa:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/79038172/summer-green-papa-arachne-stained-glass
Sedona Red Rock UFO can be seen here;
http://www.etsy.com/listing/78346657/sedona-mothership
Check the new designer Blue Heart Mama here;
http://www.etsy.com/listing/80668201/ooak-streaky-blue-heart-spider-stained
Comes with it's own studio card signed by the artists.
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Mythology and the powerful symbology
of spiders is "woven" throughout history.
We have always admired and enjoyed spiders,
and tend to quite happily keep the harmless ones in
our house. These unusual pieces of glasswork
celebrate the Spider and her web and we've
named them all Arachne after the Greek mythology.
Arachne was a skilled weaver who boasted that she was more skillful
than Athena, the goddess of arts and crafts. She challenged Athena
to a weaving contest and Athena accepted. Arachne wove a beautiful
tapestry that depicted the antics of the gods and goddesses.
This angered Athena and Arachne, terrified of Athena’s wrath,
attempted to hang herself. Athena took pity on Arachne
and turned her into a spider and so that her weaving skills
would survive in the spinning of delicate webs forever.
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