[Jewelry making - Article 00186] - [Orchid] [Tidbits] Paris.

[Benjamin Mark]

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    He ... of noble birth ... outstanding beauty ... intelligence ...
    strength ... suckled by a she-bear ... he is the basis for our piece
    of jewelry. 

    I digress ... for those of you who have not missed one issue of
    Tidbits since its inception about six years ago and may want to
    accuse me of repetitiveness ... I stand guilty as charged. I did
    indeed do a small piece back then on this same topic. But the
    coloring was different ... the thrust less poignant ... the taste
    less piquant. 

    I continue. Mythological themes in jewelry are not easy. You can
    carve a Gorgon's head ... or a hammer of Thor ... or a lightning
    bolt ... or a majestic Pegasus in flight ... or a viper or a flower
    or a mountain. But can you carve a theme? One might say nay and one
    might say yay ... but only the yays would be right. 

    There is a brooch made of Sterling and now held in a private
    collection whose birth was gleaned from a piece of jewelry held by
    the British Museum. Its theme is: The Judgement of Paris. Paris ...
    our protagonist ... is surrounded by Hera, and Athena, and
    Aphrodite. He holds in his hand an apple. Ahhh ... that fateful
    fruit. Paris has to decide which of the three is most beautiful ...
    and to her will go the mythical apple. 

    To me ... this sounds like a lose lose situation. Once he chooses
    ... two females with great powers are going to be a tad upset with
    him. Have any of you ever had a woman of great and magical powers
    angry with you? Have you ever had two? I shudder to think of the
    consequences. Just so you know ... if I was in this situation ...
    I'd eat the damn thing and let the girls figure it out for
    themselves. 

    In any case ... this brooch can also be worn as a pendant. And it's
    truly striking. Should any of you out there be less than impressed
    ... I would ask you to carve a theme for me. A mythological theme
    perhaps. Make it into a piece of jewelry. Have it tell a story. 

    For those of you who are new to this thing called Tidbits...may I
    direct you to my home page at www.tyler-adam.com where you will
    scroll down the left side menu till you get to the area that says
    Tidbits...and then click on the link that says: Paris ... where you
    will see a graphic of a brooch created with talent and ingenuity. 

    And there ya have it. That's it for this week folks. Catch you all
    next week. Benjamin Mark 

            -- http://www.tyler-adam.com --


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