So finally, today begins the Adorn Artist Group's 12 Days of Christmas ornament exchange! And we open up with a bang brought to us by my old friend, Ruth Rae. As you may know, Ruth and I wrote the book A Charming Exchange together a few years back. And she always brings a piece of her heart to her work. This time it is both a literal and figurative description as you will see...
Underneath the lovely wrapping is...
I believe she plastered a little box to create a home for the heart, which is molded in polymer clay, painted and then covered with wax before giving it a crown of thorns. The symbolism is beautiful. I love the contrast of the delicate crystals,the barbed wire and nails.
Along the bottom is a chain of sorts with "beads" of fabric, buttons, and book pages strung and glittered with mica. These details give so much texture, curiosity, and added interest to the piece. It's really lovely! Thank you, Ruth! Be sure to pop over to Ruth's blog to see more details about her ornament.
Tomorrow the girls will open my ornament so stay tuned for that.
Happy Christmas, everyone!
This is beautiful - Ruth always has such lovely details in her work.
Posted by: Renate | December 05, 2011 at 10:41 PM