Creators Rattle Sculpture

This was something I had been meaning to create for quite a few years. I was gifted the gourd years ago, and held onto it because I was determined to have this idea come to fruition. I didn't get around to the details until I actually sat down to make it, but I never envisioned the final product to have any sort of uniformity to the design- the gourd itself is not symmetrical, and knew whatever I chose to create, it would not be uniform. I love using small beads- the tinier the better! But there was something calling me to a standard size 10. Sometimes size 10 can be really satisfying to use because its small enough to create nice detail, but large enough to see substantial production over a short amount of time. In this case, size 10 created a satisfying pixelation that was larger than I normally would use, but created just the surface finish I was looking for; a bit "bumpy". I just used whatever beads I had offhand- I didnt have a set standard or tone in mind. Its really freeing to create with whatever, with no constraints that specific intention can sometimes bring. This piece was very correctly named "Creators Rattle" since creativity SHOULD be a freeing experience something that happens in the NOW moment of time- spontaneous, adventurous and unknown. Creating this was very much that- I had no clue what I would use, when , or where the design would take me.. the only real limit was that the beads would remain on the surface of the rattle!! About 1/3 of the way through creating this, I really started to enjoy the red color. I liked how it popped out from the rest of the beads. It holds a symbolic meaning of primal physical root strength that I felt would be appropriate to use as the dominant color on the handle, considering the hand that creates the "rattle" is the primal source of the rattles creation. I actually ran out of red beads, but was rescued by a hero-pal who had gifted me the red beads to begin with ( thank you Val!) by supplying me with more of the exact same batch of beads. I added my signature ( as I usually do) at the end. Of course, the center is filled with a montage of beads- various sizes of center beads makes this rattle hold a range of sound when shaken.

Sculpture:Glass on Other

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:12 W x 24 H x 12 D in

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