Electryone and Icarus
Modern Mythos
Hours spent in planning and discussing everything from the concept to the approach to the materials, colors, and textures is a vital part of the bespoke process. The client's and the artist's perspectives need to find synchrony. And then afterwards, the vision needs to find harmony with the precious metals and gemstones to be used in the execution of the piece. These earrings are a continuation of a previous study of the Icarus mythology that we rendered in a golden necklace.
Electryone and Icarus
Electryone, goddess of the sun, stood in wait. The mortals slept, and she would rouse them at the appointed time, for people must rise with the sun. She would wait like this each night. And she would wait again for the rest of the day after her duty was done.
The horizon brightening with the dawn, she went to the edge of the precipice which overlooked the world below. She would miss her task today. Today the world continued to sleep. A strange man was ascending the heavens. But his wings were crude and precarious; wax and feathers would melt in the face of her father's flames. Helios granted mercy to no one.
Stop, she warned him. But her odd language could only appear as further invitation to keep flying. The man approached, and the wax on his wings softened until the feathers could no longer hold.
The world slept as amber-hued tears fell that day. Only the sound of seawaves remained of the man who almost touched the sun.
Love as Promise
The Icarus series explores a love story between a mortal man and a sun goddess. When it comes to romance, the real myth may be the hope of a passion that burns forever. After the first sparks fly, what's next? Is a love that has turned lukewarm a failed love, or is it a nest of untapped potential?
Perhaps rather than an ever-burning flame, the real challenge of love is a commitment to find it everyday. Electryone searches the seas day and night, hoping to find the winged man once more. As mere mortals, what flames do we hope to kindle in our own relationships?
The Flight of Icarus: 18K hand-carved necklace mounted with custom cut light yellow citrine and gray spinels
Electryone and Icarus: Ear cuff mounted with diamonds, spinels, and citrine
Ear Climber mismatched with the Electryone and Icarus ear cuff
