Gandharva

Again playing with paper using advanced techniques, including beads and rupturing the base to make grooves to accommodate wire and beads.  An elaborate hand painted subject and a story.  Have used swarovski pearls to enhance the work.  The beaded cord is more precious for me as it is made by my mom.  It is for the cord I had designed the pendent.  It had always been that way.  The time and effort she puts in to make that, I want to appreciate it giving it utmost importance. 

Gandharva – Male fairies – heavenly beings in Hinduism.  I was always fascinated by mythology and fantasy stories.  This title came up when I was looking for uniqueness in the next creation and thus the name.  Gandharva stories are always fascinating.  I love stories to listen to and read.  This subject was intriguing always.  In stories they are demigods, loitering along places of serene beauty like in a beautiful jungle clearing alongside a gently murmuring, breath-taking brook, and sprightly bird songs.  They are said to lure naïve beautiful damsel, but once fallen in love both are doomed - girl outlawed and the fairy banned in heaven.  But they also do assist the god of medicine when one is sick. They encourage a creative person in his pursuit.  Have grown up listening to all these fascinating tales and sometimes imagining they are for real and was afraid of darkness and ghosts.   As we grow up all beliefs put to rest and know all the characteristics in the tales mean to convey what our mind really is and does.  What you see is only what your mind allows or wants you to see.

 

The pendent is constructed using layered paper technique.  It is about 3x2.5 inches embellished with pearl woven around and paints.  The pendent is strung on seed bead cord woven by my mother and some handcrafted polymer clay art beads are added with and adjustable closure though the necklace itself is 13 inches long.  The accompanying earring is also made of the same technique with beads and paints with a metal stud.  It is about 1.5x1.7 inches.