I added half a teaspon of anise seeds because, I'm not sure why; the scent and color seems right and a quick search for magic uses turns up Lucky Mojo saying they have hoodoo value for psychic powers. Besides that, they sweeten the breath. So this reliquary bottle has become a mojo bottle. The chain is spliced together salvage, the hook I fabricated myself, and the fob on the hook is a Kaiser Wilhelm birthday commemorative coin and a Victorian cameo button jumped together, suspending a green freshwater pearl. One thing that tickles me about using old text is the way lines of text taken out of the page can generate poetical considerations, as your brain attempts to deal with fragments, helplessly assigning some meaning. In this case, the text is from an antique book of the essays, poetry and hymns of Cowper, an index page. It generated the title of the piece; but wait, there's more, if you read the back of the bottle. "Love of the voice of the fat oyster," how marvelous. Soon to be listed in my Etsy shop.
love this ole sweet breath.. how magical
ReplyDelete...of course Joanie wants it but she's in the naughty chair right now for backsassing.
Oh wow, this is just... Well, magical! I love it.
ReplyDeleteJoanie will most likely spend a goodly portion of her life in the naughty chair!
ReplyDeleteLove the voice of the fat oyster indeed! What a fine and fun piece you've created. Just the other day I was looking for something to put the wisps of my father's hair that we found on the lawn the day of his haircut the day before he died. I found a sweet little vintage perfume bottle and added a few of his ashes. I probably won't be hanging it from a chain but the bottle made the mementos even more meaningful in the containment.
ReplyDeleteSaving precious fragments and seeing them really helps with loss. I made an assemblage for my brother, and reminds me that I can still keep loving him.
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