Showing posts with label goth. Show all posts
Showing posts with label goth. Show all posts

Thursday, September 13, 2012

House Targaryen, a Game of Thrones necklace

House Targaryen
[for sale here on Etsy]


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A necklace worthy of the true rulers of Westeros. Black agate nuggets wrapped in silver plated wire with dark red garnets and black onyx.

This necklace is 18 inches long, and includes a sterling silver toggle clasp.



Queen of the Cat People, Class with a cult following.

Thursday, August 23, 2012

Fuchsia Ravens earrings

Fuchsia Ravens
[For sale here on Etsy]



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Black agate ravens and large fuchsia glass crystals, wrapped in silver plated wire, hanging from sterling silver ear wires. Each earring is 2.5 inches long.



Queen of the Cat People, Class with a cult following.

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Fruit Bat earrings!

Fruit Bats
[For sale here on Etsy]



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Two carved wooden bats and dark red garnets hang from sterling silver earrings, wrapped by hand with copper wire. Each earring is about 2.25 inches long.



Queen of the Cat People, Class with a cult following.

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Winter Frost Earrings

Winter Frost
[For sale here on Etsy]



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Earrings of clear quartz crystal hand wrapped in silver plated wire, with sterling silver ear hooks. The leaves are real leaves, dipped in silver and antiqued to make a strong but delicate statement. Each earring is 3 inches long.

Queen of the Cat People, Class with a cult following.

Thursday, August 9, 2012

Lavender Raven Earrings

Lavender Raven
[For sale here on Etsy]



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Large glass crystals in a delicate lavender blue, black agate ravens, and silver plated wire, wrapped by hand. Includes sterling silver earring hooks.

Queen of the Cat People, Class with a cult following.

Friday, April 13, 2012

Artistic Inspirations, a homework assignment ;-)



I haven't had the chance to participate in the course yet, although I've been reading Le Professeur's blog for a long while, in part because of the chronic fatigue I'm still dealing with. But this month there was a happy coincidence and I finally get to play! Although they were not made just for this challenge, so I hope my instructor will be lenient ;-)

Recently I found a stash of polymer clay "art pieces" that I made waaaay back for Salon Con. And then misplaced. But they're back now, just in time for the Steampunk World's Faire. I had planned to make more of them, and now I don't have to, which is a bit of a relief.

Before I closely studied this art period, my knowledge of 19th Century art was Mucha and Pre-Raphaelite paintings. Which are wonderful! But something about the stark black and white drawings of Beardsley just made them so dramatic and refreshing. I made a project of incorporating some of his work, and that of other illustrators, into my own work as I got more interested in Victorian aesthetics.

First, The Black Cape by Aubrey Beardsley [for sale here on Etsy]

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This elegant pendant is printed with Aubrey Beardsley's drawing The Black Cape, on polymer clay. It's layered with a variety of finishes and glazes for an antique metal look, but is much lighter than metal or glass. Swarovski crystals dangle from the bottom of the frame, and the pendant hangs from a vintage chain of acrylic amber beads.
I wanted to balance out the simple, stark drama of the illustration itself with an extremely gaudy frame. I think it works :-)


Next, Lady Godiva by William Holdman Hunt [for sale here on Etsy]

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This necklace showcases a picture of an illustration by William Holdman Hunt for Tennyson's poem "Godiva" printed on polymer clay. Lady Godiva prepares to disrobe herself in a frame of gold and silver.


I have a bunch more, but these were the only two that already had Etsy listings before the interregnum. Except for this piece, which was slightly damaged so I may keep it for myself afterall:

The Stomach Dance
by Aubrey Beardsley, from "Salome."

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Polymer clay with glaze and metallic finishes, Swarovsky crystal, and vintage chain with acrylic amber beads.

This one was my absolute favorite, but now there's a bit of blue ink on the black and white picture, leaked from goodness knows where. So... mine now!

Also, I just recently became reacquainted with this music video, and noticed some very clear artistic influences ;-)




This last piece was the only one to find a happy new home at Salon Con, not so ironically as a gift for the editor of Goblin Fruit Magazine ;-) (Free online poetry magazine! Go look!)

Buy from Us with a Golden Curl
, one of Dante Gabriel Rossetti's illustrations for Christina Rossetti's poem "Goblin Market."

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Polymer clay, a variety of glazes and finishes, and Swarovski crystals. Includes vintage chain with acrylic amber beads.


Go forth, worship the shinies :-)

Queen of the Cat People, class with a cult following.

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Slytherin Formal necklace

LinkSlytherin Formal
[For sale here on Etsy!]


Black ribbon weaves around rich dark onyx, black lava, and wire wrapped green goldstone, with dark green Czech crystals and a carved horn pendant. Includes a sterling silver toggle clasp and silver plated wire.

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Onyx is a stone of grounding and balance, relating to the first Chakra and balanced Yin and Yang energies. It can encourage and attract happiness, good fortune, and higher inspiration, as well as reduce stress and encourage self control.

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While some cultures associate the color black with death and decay, it was also associated with fertility and potential by the Ancient Egyptians, because of the fertile black silt left on their lands by the ebb and tide of the Nile River.

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Green is often associated with wealth, good luck, tranquility, money, growth, and ecology. In flags and heraldry, green is often used to represent the health and abundance of a nation's own land. However, it often appears in Celtic folklore to represent, attract, or warn about the presence of faerie in human territory. In the case of Slytherin House, it probably also mirrors ambition-fueled jealousies and a desire for wealth and abundance, in addition to magical forces.

Go forth, be geeky ;-)

Queen of the Cat People, Class with a cult following.

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Metal Luv, a Necklace of Gunmetal and Pearl

Metal Luv Necklace
[For sale here on Etsy!]


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Metallic black seed beads spiral with freshwater pearls and hematite hearts.

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This necklace is 18 inches long, with a simple hook clasp. All seed bead weaving is made by hand.

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Queen of the Cat People, Class with a cult following.

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Looking Glass, a new lariat necklace

Looking Glass
[For sale here on Etsy!]


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A magnifying glass, mounted in a finely detailed pewter colored setting, hangs from a necklace of fire polished Czech crystals, vintage style glass cathedral beads, and black vintage pearl beads.

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This lariat necklace is 26 inches long, with no clasp, and the pendant is two inches long.

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Queen of the Cat People, Class with a cult following.

Thursday, March 31, 2011

Midnight, a Seed Bead Bracelet

Midnight Bracelet
[For sale here on Etsy]


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Dark iris blue seed beads spiral with blue-black fire polished Czech crystals in an AB finish. Beads all woven by hand.

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This bracelet is adjustable, from 7 to 10 inches long, with a simple hook clasp.


Queen of the Cat People, Class with a cult following.

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Black Jack

Black Jack
[For sale here on Etsy!]


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Elegantly carved black cinnabar hearts hang from a delicate necklace of red garnet spades and black onyx.

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With sterling silver findings and heart-shaped toggle clasp, the necklace is 17.5 inches long.


Queen of the Cat People, Class with a cult following.

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Brimstone

Brimstone Necklace
[For sale here on Etsy]


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Black seed beads spiral together with bright red beads, dark gray matte catseye beads, and dark gold fire polished Czech crystals.

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This necklace is 18 inches long, with a simple hook clasp. All seed bead weaving is made by hand.

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Queen of the Cat People, Class with a cult following.

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Rose Red

Rose Red
[For sale here on Etsy!]


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Dark and elegant. Obsidian roses with onyx beads and Garnet Swarovski crystals.

Earrings are 2 inches long, with sterling silver ear wires.


Queen of the Cat People, Class with a cult following.

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Embers and Ash

Embers and Ash

[For sale here on Etsy!]


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Dark and bright red Czech crystals glow between ash grey catseye beads, in spirals of gunmetal black seed beads. 18 inches, all woven by hand.

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I've fallen pretty far from my roots of seed bead weaving. And after reorganizing and cleaning up my supply bins last season, I still can't find my collection of beading thread. I did find a TON of seed beads, so I'll have new gear made eventually :-)

Queen of the Cat People, Class with a cult following.

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Autumn Rose

Autumn Rose

[For sale here on Etsy!]


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Obsidian roses, with bronze colored pressed glass leaves, and Swarovsky crystals. Each earring is about 2.25 inches long, with sterling silver ear wires.



And if I hadn't been so busy making the shinies, I would have posted them earlier than the end of autumn. New Years Resolution #1: Must work on my timing. I suppose I make a better artist than business-person ;-)


Queen of the Cat People, class with a cult following.

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

The Lady and the Tiger

The Lady and the Tiger

[For sale here on Etsy!]

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This stunning piece of tigereye, onyx, and sterling adds glamour and refinement to any low-necked outfit or costume. The necklace is 20.5 inches long. You'll feel like the belle of the ball... with just a hint of a wild side ;-)

Queen of the Cat People, class with a cult following.

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Tiger Sheen

Tiger Sheen

[For sale here on Etsy!]


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Genuine tigereye beads paired with gunmetal black seed beads creates a striking bracelet, for the office *and* the goth club ;-)

Inspired by Victorian era hairwork jewelry, back when I started working on research for the first Salon Convention.

The ladder clasp makes this piece adjustable, from 6.5 to 9.5 inches long. If that's not quite to your liking, I'm available to make custom bracelets in this style at specific lengths.

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Queen of the Cat People, class with a cult following.