The November Challenge reveal at Art Elements  is inspired by Stars. When I read the post I knew that I would be participating in it with some Star themed jewellery. To Quote AJE – This month’s challenge is to interpret the stars as we see them, in astrology, Celtic art, magic, beautiful quotes, decorative arts, jewellery, painting, etc. It is no big surprise that I made Star themed jewellery. However, you might be surprised to hear of my inspiration – Nursery Rhymes. Yes! I picked rhymes like Twinkle Twinkle little star, At night I see the twinkling stars and many more to make my pieces.
The Lone Star
I spent a good part of my childhood and teenage star gazing. There was even a special star that I would talk to. I would sometimes pray to that star and ask for wishes. It might sound crazy but it really helped me through the times when I was sick or felt lonely. I miss the clear unpolluted skies of my Childhood town. An apartment with no open space and polluted skies make it hard to star gaze. However, Even now, whenever I see a lone bright star, I feel reassured, that things would get better.
Thus was born the lone star earrings that combine rich blue oval beads with lampwork glass stars. I rarely combine bright white with royal blue as it reminds me of school uniforms. So this is a one off design for me that really draws from my memories.
Star light, star bright,
First star I see tonight,
I wish I may, I wish I might,
Have the wish I wish tonight.
The constellation of stars earrings
I bought these star beads while working on Parampare as I wanted to do a planetarium themed piece. However, that idea didn’t work out. I finally made these earrings a couple of months back. I also made another pair with green stones for sisters who wanted similar bejeweled beauties.
If there is ever a rhyme that describes these earrings, then it might be Twinkle, twinkle little star.
Twinkle, twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are.
Up above the world so high
Like a diamond in the sky.
Twinkle, twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are.
Star Brooch cum Pendant
I made the Brooch cum Pendant (the first image of this post) one night when I was super tired running behind teenagers all day, unable to catch up on any reading or research. I hadn’t made any jewellery in a week as well. So I took some wire and a box of orphan beads and made this star burst ornament. I posted a picture on inst and a lovely lady wanted a slightly smaller one for herself. The second, seen below (sorry about the bad mobile phone picture) was for her. I used a thicker wire and made a bail.
You see, I wore mine a meeting all day long and it flopped at the end of the day as it was too big and wasn’t sturdy. So I learned from the experience. However, since my client liked the shabby twists of wire in the original which gave it an organic feel, I retained that. These pendants remind me of this following rhyme. Do you get the connection?
At night I see the twinkling stars
And a great big smiling moon.
My mother tucks me into bed
And sings a good-night tune.
Autumnal Stars necklace
Finally here is a necklace from Riti that is represents a starry sky on an autumn night. It is not the regular representation of a starry night sky but I feel it makes it interesting. This particular piece is from a set that is inspired by seasons – months and festivals. It is made using recycled and repurposed materials like the other pieces and focuses on sensorial stimuli. Do check out the others pieces in my Riti Collection of jewellery if you are interested. This necklace of glass and fabric beads is for sale. All the other items shown here are sold.
This month’s Participants
This is a blog hop. Please visit the other participants to see how their interpretations of Stars.
Cheers
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