Spirit Dance Adornments: April 2010

I've been surfing for ideas for making a necklace bust to photograph my adornments on. I ran across Rena Klingenberg Squidoo lens Jewelry Displays.
I've followed her since I began this round of jewelery making. Rena Klingenberg, Eni Oken ( her jewelerylessons.com) and Szarka of Turquoise Magpie, Magpie Gemstones and on www.facebook.com/Magpie Gemstones. These are my virtual mentors and muse. Thank you ladies.

Talking Adornments

When your spirit speaks let it use the Adinkra language of the Akan people of West Africa. The Adinkra language is an ancient symbol system, today it is primarily found in Ghana. At Spirit Dance we have added a Diaspora element to the interpretation of the language. When creating our adornments we conceptualize each piece considering two methods of interpreting the symbolic representation of the Adinkra language. First, we employ the ideal of “Sankofa.” Like the mythical bird flying forward while looking back, we endeavor to fearlessly remember the siprit of the past while employing craft techniques of different times and different lands where the children of Africa have traveled and settled.

Thursday, April 22, 2010

The Magical Muse of Eni Oken - Featured Artist of The Jewelry Connection

Jewelry Displays

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

BeadCatz: What About Advertising?

Saturday, April 3, 2010

Angela Dean's designs have something for everyone and they look great with Spirit Dance Adornments

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