Pre-Spring/Mid-Winter beauty: Last January I went to the Delaware Art Museum and learned about Pre-Raphaelite Feminist Painter Evelyn DeMorgan. She painted older women into her works and young women in scenes wishing to escape(even asking for death) their rich, elderly husbands they were forced to marry. Her husband was the son of a mathematician and he created ceramics that Evelyn designed. He would use math to make everything symmetrical. She supported his art selling her work till he wrote a book that made him financially successful. As you can see the work is quite lovely.

I suspect I found it inspiring as I came home and made this piece with some materials I’ve had for some time now. (Of course, I do actually have a work space now so that also helps).

Iolite, labradorite, gray agate, antique beads from the 30s, silver plated findings, hand enameled pendant plate, silver flower toggle, Chinese fire crystals, vintage Czech glass beads.