THE SECRET KEY OF DESTINY

 NECKLACE
 inspired by the Grimm's tale
The girl without hands (La jeune fille sans mains)
 
GEM : Turquoise / Red jade

The Handless Maiden is a Grimm tale about a sinless child promised by her father to the devil, but the devil couldn't approach her, so her father dismembered her (chopped her hands off) as the devil ordered him. But because she cried, her tears washed her stumps, and she stayed clean... The tale is a long one, the maiden wandered, married a king
who loved her despite of her stumps, had a baby boy, but had to escape and to wander again and to hide, always because of the devil. Fortunately, an angel protected her and the tale had a "happy end".

This necklace is like a story, a very cruel and strong story, telling the stormy journey of a righteous but fragile girl, subject to the willingness of her father, escaping the path that was traced anl becoming a strong, determined woman.

The key is the wheel of destiny. Turquoise as we know it is born from a chemical reaction and is made from several little desposits, in a natural, unique process that takes dozens and dozens of years.

I assume the turquoise puck, as if it was sold to me as "turquoise", is more likely a reconstitued one, but i added a real turquoise bead, on the leftside of the necklace - the heart side.

You will also notice a little red jade bead.

Turquoise is said to be a purification stone. It protects against negative influences and also absorbs negative feelings - including those of its owner.

 

                                                                     

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This necklace is available for sale  
(Ce collier est disponible à la vente)

SELF CONFIDENCE IN BLUE

Necklace

GEM : blue chalcedony

A beautiful blue textil fabric + metal necklace, to celebrate your confidence or self confidence... or maybe restored confidence !

The tiny blue drop shaped transluscent stone is a calcedony and is a good ally for people who have to express themselves orally.

Please take not that this jewel is no longer available.

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"Self confidence in blue", collier pour femme.

Un collier pour avoir confiance ou pour fêter sa confiance en soi. Tout en bleu, avec un joli visage de femme (repro d'une de mes aquarelles). La petite pierre en forme de goutte bleue translucide est une calcédoine, de la famille des quartz. C'est une bonne pierre pour les personnes nées en décembre, elle est liée à la planète Neptune, mais aussi aux gémeaux et cancer. C'est aussi la pierre amie des gens qui vont devoir s'exprimer à l'oral, elle évite les blocages, les trous de mémoire et donne confiance. A prendre avec soi le jour où l'on redoute de prendre la parole ou bien quand l'on part en voyage. C'est une pierre à la fois stimulante et calme, propice au travail mental, douce et bienfaisante.

Ce collier n'est plus disponible.

Confidence in blue

"Proud" a happy blue tone in 10X15 cm

Watercolour pencils on Hahnemühle heavy paper

Original

FOR SALE

*** thanks so much to the "gift giver", the "face that launched 1000 devs", my beautiful model Lockstock ***

The silent path

My autistic world

"My autistic world" (The girl, the cigarette and the snail)

Okay. Let's make it. I am one of this numerous people affected with a slight, almost invisible, disability. One of those numerous who float somewhere at the very end of a spectrum. The autistic spectrum in my case. I am a "well functionning" autist. I... am an autist. Well now that's said...

   

  Peinture digitale (Artrage 2 et Corel Painter 4) 

d'après une photo de Clara F. Les étapes sont visibles là. 

Dream

Snow White

My own version of the "Evil Queen" of Snow White.

"Spieglein, Spieglein, an der Wand
Wer ist die Schönste im ganzen Land?"

I don't like to see people in black and white. In my opinion the Queen is a very sad and anxious person. Why ? First because jealousy is (for me) a total nonsense. Secondly i crossed the road of some very jealous, envious persons, and all of them were nervous, insecure, agressive... and (even if most of them used to play a part) deeply sad... And in fact maybe it's not Snow White, but a reflect of her idealized self that she hates and would like to kill - because she cannot be this "self" - this idealized, perfect, eternally young (like Snow White is in her glass coffin) woman. Though, in the mirror (or in herself) she has to kill her in order to live.

Here's a detail of the face. I worked on the face a long time, layer by layer : first i put the colors, shadows, etc., and then i work on the texture of the skin with little dots or thin lines of various tones or colors, and then i slowly blur them in the skin, etc.).