Tuesday, June 25, 2013

JUNE FULL MOON #4

Hi Cyn,
I hope you like my little creation.  I just spent the last two weeks in Italy and a good portion of that time on the Amalfi coast in  a very small town called Praiano.  We stayed in the old part of town in a small two bedroom Villa that could only be reached by foot.  No road traffic at all.  No Wi-Fi, no TV.  The main road was an actual 350 steps down from where our little villa sat on the hillside.  Another 400+ steps and many more feet of switchbacks led to a beautiful beach area called La Sibilla.  A small tiny cove where fisherman tie their boats to buoys and row in to shore, water taxi’s depart for various attractions, and I dug for gold – well, maybe not gold but pottery, porcelain, sea glass, and tile shards!  Your creation this month should fit nice and snug in your box.  I would glue it in if you like it so that it doesn’t fall forward since it is slightly front heavy.

So, the story of its creation:  I took beautiful brown sea glass that was collected on a trip to Hawaii and used that as a mosaic for the back.  I then chose to use copper to mirror the beautiful browns in the shard itself.  I corrugated the copper and cut it into a shape that mirrored the shard.  I faceted the sides of the shard because I needed something for the wire hold on to and liked it so much I continued it down the side.  The sole factor driving the creation of the piece was something to highlight the shard and leave its origns to the imagination.  Just think about the very rocky beach it was found on, in a far off land.  Who knows what life it held before I uncovered it by digging in the rocks with a stick at the waters edge.

Have a wonderful month and thanks again for my installation last month.  I really do like it.

Warm Regards,
Lynn Vernon





4 comments:

  1. I just love this piece! The texture is fabulous! How wonderful all the components have come from your adventures....wish they could talk! Imagine the tales they could tell! Thank you so very much Lynn! A lovely addition to my altar box! Cheers, Cyn

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    1. My life has been hectic and I apologize for not getting back to you sooner. I am so glad that you liked it. Yes, if they could talk the tales they would tell of their time before me and with me. Now they can tell on you! =) Thanks again for the beautiful hyacinths you sent to me.

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  2. Fascinating, Lynn! It totally looks like a face!

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    1. I saw that too and it was unintentional! =)

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