The belief in evil eyes as the bringer of harm and bad luck dates back to antiquity and occurs in many cultures. People sought to deflect back such malevolent looks by wearing talismans or charms with eye or blocking hand designs.
Jill Lawrence is a modern artist who still celebrates the evil eye motif in her gorgeous wire woven designs. All the glass eyes in her Etsy store called Twisted Sister Arts are hand painted.
Her wonderfully intricate wire wrapped sections surround and hold the eyes. Each design even takes on the shape of an eye with upper eyelids too.
Her fans include those who like Gothic and Steampunk styles. Her designs surely won't go amiss with Halloween or cosplay enthusiasts either. Eye-catching, indeed!
Her inspiration comes from an old quote "Eyes are the windows to the soul" which is a variant of a proverb dating back to Roman times. The Bible also has similar sort of phrases :
Matthew 6:22-23 (King James Version)
: 22 The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
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Original Post by THE BEADING GEM
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Jill Lawrence is a modern artist who still celebrates the evil eye motif in her gorgeous wire woven designs. All the glass eyes in her Etsy store called Twisted Sister Arts are hand painted.
Her wonderfully intricate wire wrapped sections surround and hold the eyes. Each design even takes on the shape of an eye with upper eyelids too.
Her fans include those who like Gothic and Steampunk styles. Her designs surely won't go amiss with Halloween or cosplay enthusiasts either. Eye-catching, indeed!
Her inspiration comes from an old quote "Eyes are the windows to the soul" which is a variant of a proverb dating back to Roman times. The Bible also has similar sort of phrases :
Matthew 6:22-23 (King James Version)
: 22 The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
: 23 But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!
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I do receive a small fee for any products purchased through affiliate links. This goes towards the support of this blog and to provide resource information to readers. The opinions expressed are solely my own. They would be the same whether or not I receive any compensation.
Before You Go :
- How to Make Eye Glass Necklace Holder Tutorials
- Nazar Boncugu : Turkish Evil Eye Beads
- Warring States Lamp Work Bead Bracelet (history of this type of evil eye bead)
Original Post by THE BEADING GEM
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Captivating jewellery, the all seeing eye.
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These are beautiful little pieces of art!!!
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beautiful
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such talent ...I would love to own one of these pendants but not talented enough to make it just yet.....amazingly fabtabulous
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OMG, AMAZING!
ReplyDeleteAmazing! The green one looks like an actual cat's eye.
ReplyDeleteThose are incredible pieces, the wire work, and the glass part of the eye. Fabulous really!
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful! I would love to learn the wire part!
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