SALE Clockwork Scarab Pendant from the Allegory Orb Collection

Description

From the Earthenwood Allegory Orbs collection, this is a Clockwork Scarab porcelain pendant, 35mm (1 3/8") round. This bead has two holes drilled front to back, on the sides of the beetle torso, near the head.

This is my favorite of the new carvings. There were a few sources of inspiration for this design. I have always been very attracted to insects, beetles in particular. I think the beetle is my familiar creature, and I used to dream about them vividly. I used to make insect related art, in college, but it has been a long time since I made a scarab. The time seemed right to do one again now.

I love the ancient Egyptian mythology of the scarab beetle, pushing the sun up into the sky each day. It is a great symbol of the cycle of days, and life. The struggle of a single creature, making its way through the world, its burdens weighing it down, but yet persisting each day. There are days I feel this struggle too. I have many days this year. This scarab represents part of the private story of my personal struggle.

I was also inspired to create this design by a character described to me by author Catherynne M. Valente from her new book Palimpsest. Casimira commands an army of clockwork insects. This was my interpretation for it, and my plan is to create a brass filigree hand decoration using the design.

Earthenwood beads and components are handcrafted from fine porcelain clay, and fired to over 2300 degrees F.

Read the Earthenwood blog to find out what is happening in the studio:

http://earthenwood-beads.blogspot.com/

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Added on Oct 16, 2009

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