Re-Imagining An Owl

While cruising the farthest corners of the internet last week looking for conceptual pieces, I came across a lot of beautiful representational imagery in polymer. Concepts are created in art using imagery; concepts can also be created abstractly, or concepts can be embodied in the function, location or timing of the piece. And, I think, all representational imagery is obviously not conceptual but sometimes simply the artist’s view or translation of something out there in the world or within our imaginations. Sometimes, you just want to sit back and enjoy something well- or cleverly rendered. So that’s what we’re going to do this week.

This first piece feels so much more than visually representational. I imagine that, while wearing this necklace with the segmented feather beads, the wearer’s movement would make the the feathers shift, in a smooth subtle way. I think it could bring to mind flight or the owl gently ruffling its wings. The idea of something that flies combined with a design that moves and floats is just lovely. It represents the bird and an action of the bird. Rather clever.

Dorota Kaszczyszyn, the creator of this lovely piece, says the owl was made with mica clays and brushed with gold as well, so it shimmers as the light on it shifts, in addition to its subtle movement. You can see more detail on this necklace on Dorota’s blog post. It is in Polish, but you can go to an English version here, translated by Google. Then hit the home button at the top or go to her Polish home page here to see more fascinating goodies on her recent posts. 

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