I am a meeting place.
At my center rests a bone button with brass inlay. Its form creates a crossing within the circle, a place where paths meet and direction becomes clear.
Around that center I carry a red ring and a blue crescent made from recycled sari silk. The circle gathers energy inward while the colors hold movement and memory.
Small watchful eyes sit at my sides. They guard the crossing.
Below me a glass bead and sari silk tassel move with the rhythm of the wearer.
I rest over the heart so the wearer remembers courage, voice, and the strength to choose a path.
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I created The Crossroads as part of my Third Eye Series of 2024.
The four inch circular pendant is built around an antique bone button with brass inlay. The structure of the button forms a cross within the circle, which immediately suggested the idea of a crossroads.
Around the center I wrapped recycled sari silk. A red ring and a blue crescent frame the bone center and draw the eye inward.
The composition reminded me of the strong circular geometry found in Hopi visual language where direction, movement, and orientation hold meaning.
Two small side tassels hold glass evil eye beads that act as watchful guardians.
The necklace cord is macrame hemp with peach jasper beads, resin skull beads, and a lampwork glass bead with small faces. A round glass bead anchors the sari silk tassel beneath the pendant.
The necklace is designed so the pendant rests directly over the heart as a talisman for strength, courage, and voice.
Materials
Bone button with brass inlay
Recycled sari silk fiber
Macrame hemp cord
Peach jasper beads
Jasper beads
Lampwork glass bead with faces
Glass bead on tassel
Glass evil eye beads
Resin skull beads
Dimensions
Pendant diameter: 4 inches
Cord length: 13 inches
Total hanging length including tassel: approximately 20 inches
Symbolism
Crossroads
A place of decision, transformation, and movement between paths
Circle
Wholeness, protection, and continuity
Bone center
Ancestral memory and endurance
Red ring
Life force, courage, and the voice of the heart
Blue crescent
Inner sight, reflection, and awareness
Evil eye beads
Protection from harmful intention
Skull beads
Awareness of mortality and transformation
Jasper
Grounding, stability, and strength
I am a meeting place.
At my center rests a bone button with brass inlay. Its form creates a crossing within the circle, a place where paths meet and direction becomes clear.
Around that center I carry a red ring and a blue crescent made from recycled sari silk. The circle gathers energy inward while the colors hold movement and memory.
Small watchful eyes sit at my sides. They guard the crossing.
Below me a glass bead and sari silk tassel move with the rhythm of the wearer.
I rest over the heart so the wearer remembers courage, voice, and the strength to choose a path.
———————————————————————————————-
I created The Crossroads as part of my Third Eye Series of 2024.
The four inch circular pendant is built around an antique bone button with brass inlay. The structure of the button forms a cross within the circle, which immediately suggested the idea of a crossroads.
Around the center I wrapped recycled sari silk. A red ring and a blue crescent frame the bone center and draw the eye inward.
The composition reminded me of the strong circular geometry found in Hopi visual language where direction, movement, and orientation hold meaning.
Two small side tassels hold glass evil eye beads that act as watchful guardians.
The necklace cord is macrame hemp with peach jasper beads, resin skull beads, and a lampwork glass bead with small faces. A round glass bead anchors the sari silk tassel beneath the pendant.
The necklace is designed so the pendant rests directly over the heart as a talisman for strength, courage, and voice.
Materials
Bone button with brass inlay
Recycled sari silk fiber
Macrame hemp cord
Peach jasper beads
Jasper beads
Lampwork glass bead with faces
Glass bead on tassel
Glass evil eye beads
Resin skull beads
Dimensions
Pendant diameter: 4 inches
Cord length: 13 inches
Total hanging length including tassel: approximately 20 inches
Symbolism
Crossroads
A place of decision, transformation, and movement between paths
Circle
Wholeness, protection, and continuity
Bone center
Ancestral memory and endurance
Red ring
Life force, courage, and the voice of the heart
Blue crescent
Inner sight, reflection, and awareness
Evil eye beads
Protection from harmful intention
Skull beads
Awareness of mortality and transformation
Jasper
Grounding, stability, and strength
