SueEllenKatz ...365 Talking Heads: 2012

Monday, November 12, 2012

CHI...

Spiritual guardians hold on to the truth

until we are ready to let go of the lie.

CHI...
Means "god, spiritual being" in Igbo,
referring to the personal spiritual guardian
that each person is believed to have. Christian
Igbo people use it as a name for the personal
Christian god. This can also be a short form
of the many Igbo names that begin with this element.

Saturday, September 1, 2012

Annunziata...

An unnamed presence

showed up at my door not long ago.

She insisted on being formed

with low-fire clay and casually ignored warnings

of my limited experience in that medium.

I frankly described my one (and only) previous attempt

ending up as pieces in the bottom of a kiln.

She was not deterred.

This was the result.

Annunziata

is an Italian name meaning

The bearer of news.

Her message;

I'm to create others like her

to be used as Prayer Bowls.

A thought, wish, or prayer might be written

and tossed inside to be carried out into the Universe.

Annunziata is made from low-fire white clay.

She has been painted with acrylic and sealed.

The holes are for possible bead work in the future.

She measures approximately 6"x 6"

Friday, August 24, 2012

MAYET...

BALANCE

The ability to suspend

judgement

accurately assess

reality

and keep the mind focused

in the present moment

Mayet, was the ancient Egyptian concept of truth,
balance, order, law, morality and justice. Also
spelled (Maat), was also personified as a goddess
regulating the starts, seasons, and the actions of
both mortals and the deities, who set the order of
the universe from chaos at the moment of creation.

Monday, July 16, 2012

IN THE PROCESS...

I've been asked to include the process of how the faces are created and embroidered.
On this particular piece I have used alchohol ink on the background..mixing two colors:
Terracotta and Butterscotch. The face was glued onto Lacy Stiff Stuff with E6000 glue.
The face was then embroidered with Aiko Brick Red Lined Topaz, Brass Charlottes with Andalusite semi-precious stones on the side, along with vintage Japanese bugle beads accented on the sides. I'm now starting to surround it with Czech cushioned fire polished stones. TBC...