in the shop: red fox and bear design necklaces

Posted on November 16th, 2014 by mountain girl  |  9 Comments »

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Two new necklaces are in the shop!

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First up is Mr. Fox.  He is bright-eyed and (probably) a bushy-tailed little fellow.

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The fox is hand painted with colored India inks on a wedge of aspen wood.  I like working with these inks, since they are lightfast, waterproof, and permanent.

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This chain is a delicate platinum plated one. With this necklace, I also offer silver and gold plated choices.

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Here is the bear. I was inspired to create this design from ancient Pictish animal carvings. I worked the illustration in black and silver inks and hung the pendant on a silver plated chain.

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The Picts lived in what is now Northern and Eastern Scotland.  Their art included beautiful and interesting animals with swirls delineating the curves of their forms.

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I’d like to hear what you think of these two new pieces–leave a comment if you get a chance!

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9 Responses to “in the shop: red fox and bear design necklaces”

  1. GRANNY says on November 16th, 2014 at 8:02 pm :

    MIA THESE ARE BEAUTIFUL. YOU ARE SO MULTI-TALENTED. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. GRANNY

  2. mountain girl says on November 16th, 2014 at 9:18 pm :

    Thanks, Granny!

  3. sage and spirit says on November 17th, 2014 at 2:34 pm :

    Your work is beautiful and so inspired by Nature. Love the fox!

  4. appleshoe says on November 18th, 2014 at 8:06 am :

    This made me smile so much. A fox and bear huh? 😉 They are both lovely. I love your fox (but you know I like your paintings) and I love your Bear because it’s different than your other pieces and calls out to my heritage a bit. I read once that there is a theory of thought that red hair comes from the Picts.. That’s one school of thought at least. I think it was in “The Roots Of Desire; the history and mythology of red hair” (one of my favorite books). Take care.

  5. mountain girl says on November 18th, 2014 at 8:12 am :

    Mm…that sounds like a book I might just have to read. 😉 And yes, I had you and your clan in mind when I created these…I might have to do a cute little red panda at some point. Thanks for the inspiration. 🙂

  6. Mom & Dad says on November 18th, 2014 at 10:19 am :

    Hi honeeee…. I love your artwork…I like the furry animals you paint because they look like they really have fur – so lifelike; I like the bear too I have always liked bears, especially the mama bears with their claws out protecting their little ones 🙂 and I love you too/mom

  7. mountain girl says on November 18th, 2014 at 12:06 pm :

    Mom,
    I thought of you and the little New Mexican bear symbol (that stands for mother) when I made the bear…I will make that kind sometime, too. 🙂 Glad you like the animals…I love you too, very very much! 🙂

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