Mixed media/jewelry

Item Description

 “Don’t Look Back” (1 ring; 1 pendant; copper, sand and stone display) is part of a series begun in the spring of 2009 and inspired by the Greek Myth, Orpheus and Eurydice (see artist statement below). It consists of two wearable elements; (a ring and a necklace) and a copper display that puts the work in a sculptural context when not worn. This piece is “# 1” out of a limited edition of 5. 

Eurydice, “Farewell”  

Ring (size 8 ½ -- size can’t be adjusted). Hand forged and fabricated sterling silver and bronze with resin inlay.

Note: this is a “cocktail” ring and is thus not made to be worn everyday (although the metal and its construction is strong, the resin will not hold its transparency if abraded or exposed to household chemicals)

Orpheus; Lost

Pendant, hand fabricated, fine silver and etched bronze, with quartz crystal and resin inlay; argentium sterling hand-made chain.

Kerstin Nichols’ Artist Statement for this work:

I first read the myth Orpheus and Eurydice when I was 12. Seeing the Brazilian film, Black Orpheus, that same year, made the written story come alive, and marks the first time I remember being transported by a dialogue between three art forms, the visual, the musical and the written. I was caught, and a span of 2,500 years was made crossable.

Regardless of the medium or the individual approach we take, as artists we are the vehicles for stories like these.  Whether it's the underworld or the ground we walk on every day we use them to transport us to the questions often central to us all.

As I work in the studio in dialogue with this myth and the other ideas that creatively challenge me, my job is simply to choose the right materials, forms and proportions so that the heartbeat between the lines continues to resonate. I happily call this state “divine confusion.”

Kerstin Nichols August 2009

Please Note: Winning bidder is responsible for shipping and handling coststo be paid directly to artist (estimaged at $35)
 

Kerstin Nichols on CERF+:

The grant I received from CERF, just before facing a serious medical operation, gave me two monthsof recovery time without worrying about anything except getting better. And I did! As artist/craftspeople we live on the edge all the time. Most of the time this is just fine but sometimes we need that edge to be softened. Thank you CERF for softening mine!

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