“Willow Pattern” & “And Then She Flew” Auctions End Tomorrow

The And Then She Flew & Willow Pattern auctions end early tomorrow morning, so put in your maximum bids today.

Don’t miss the chance to own the first piece by what we’re sure is going to be a much sought-after artist and an original pendant by a woman legendary for her jewelry art (for possibly much less than you’d normally pay!).

Interfictions Auction 10 - Necklace Based On “Burning Beard” by the Author

Burning Beard by Rachel Pollack

19″ necklace with black onyx, green onyx, aventurine, and carnelian beads with a black onyx pendant and a sterling silver catch. Click the images for hi-res versions.

This piece is the creation of Rachel Pollack, the author of “Burning Beard: the Dreams and Visions of Lord Joseph, Viceroy of Egypt”

From the author:

My story concerns the figure of Joseph in Genesis, the great diviner of Jewish mythology. In Israelite lore the tribal stone of Joseph (one of the twelve tribes of Israel) was onyx, a diviner’s stone for its depths and mystery. Carnelians are one of the primary stones of Egypt, Joseph’s adopted home for most of his life. Aventurine is used for luck (gamblers wear it–gambling and divination are related), but also for healing.

This necklace has been consecrated for luck, health, and wisdom. There may be faint traces of essential oil on the back of the pendant, along with minute grains of High John the Conqueror powder. If such residues remain they will quickly wear off.

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Interfictions Auction 9 - Pendant Based On “A Dirge For Prester John”

Like A Heavy Dream by Mia Nutick

1.75″ pendant on a 13.5″ cord, mixed media on ceramic.

Based on “A Dirge For Prester John” by Catherynne M. Valente

From the artist:

I am a writer, editor, and sometime maker of shiny things. Once upon a time I realized that I had a pile of old dilapidated books of fairy tales with yellowed edges and pages falling away, and I hated to see these old books go to waste. I decided to make some collages using bits of the pages, and in cutting out words and phrases I happened upon the idea of making new poems and thoughts out of old fairy tale and mythic imagery. I wanted to make little poems into adornments for those who love the written word. I called these pieces Chimera Fancies — little pieces of altered art, old storybooks and glitter, fragments of dreams and mysterious messages from the Universe.

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Insterstitial Salon - Jewelry, Text and Art

Of interest to people following this auction: The Interstitial Arts Foundation is hosting an online salon/discussion about creating visual art inspired by texts, about the relationships between narrative and wearable art, the cultural history of personal adornment — anything we can think of. Participants include K. Tempest Bradford, JoSelle Vanderhooft, Elise Matthesen and… you! The salon starts today, so come by and join in (or just lurk).

Interfictions Auction 8 - Jewelry Set Based On “Timothy”

Timothy Set by Sarah Evans

Earrings: Silver wire and seed beads on stainless steel hooks; Choker and Bracelet: Freshwater pearls, silver wire beaded “whiskers”, and red frosted-glass cats’ tongues sewn onto black velvet ribbons. The bracelet is 7″, the choker is 14.5″ expandable up to 16.5″. Click the images for hi-res versions.

Based on “Timothy” by Colin Greenland

From the artist:

I made this set hoping to tie in a visual image of Timothy himself…the cat, that is. Black velvet ribbon with spots of white–the pearls–are meant to be his coloring, and the curled wire his whiskers. The red beads sewn in there were originally red petals, which seemed appropriate at the time because so much of the story is looking out over the garden. But I like them because, when looked at the right way, they also resemble cats’ tongues. The red charm in the middle of the choker with black lace stretched over it represents all the cloaked passion in this enchanting story. Also, regarding the earrings: I used many colors there instead of just red to reference Timothy’s seeing color for the first time. (The earrings are also whiskers.)

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Interfictions Auction 7 - Necklace Based On “Post hoc” by the Author

Post hoc by Leslie What

20″ necklace with turquoise, antique chrysoprase, Czech crystal, sterling charm, and handmade focal bead. Click on the images for hi-res versions.

This is the first of our Author Auctions! Leslie’s piece is based on her own story, “Post hoc“.

From the author:

This necklace has a one-of-a-kind handmade 2 inch borosilicate focal bead and a sterling mailbox charm (it opens but is, alas, empty). and is strung on jeweler’s wire with natural turquoise, antique chrysoprase carved beads, Czech crystal, stone, trade and assorted beads. All beads and findings from the collection of Leslie What.

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Last Days to Bid on “Rainbird” and “Like A Cat”!

Today is the last full day to bid on Rainbird by Kris McDermott and Like A Cat by Mia Nutick.

Bidding will officially end at around 8AM eastern time on the 12th (despite what the auction widget says). So it’s now or never!

“Prester John” and “Boxcar Diner” Auctions Ending Tomorrow

Don’t forget, the auctions for Prester John and Boxcar Diner are ending tomorrow afternoon. Get in your bids, you may win!

Interfictions Auction 6 - Pendant Based On “Willow Pattern”

Willow Pattern by Elise Matthesen

Wirework pendant on an approx. 18″ rubber cord.

Based on “Willow Pattern” by Jon Singer

From the artist:

The piece of broken china is indeed Willow Pattern, and I found the piece years ago in a hedgerow in Ireland in the Wicklow Hills, outside the home of Diane Duane and Peter Morwood. The various beads came to me from unlikely sources: broken jewelry, leftovers from friends, or in the case of the little dangling pendant piece, something found run over in the street. I thought that was particularly appropriate for this piece, given the story’s exploration of deterioration and change. The chain that dangles from the pendant’s sterling silver wirework is a corroded chain from a box of old jewelry.

Please be aware that this chain may leave marks if worn on light-colored clothing. This, too, is in keeping with the theme of the story: it may mark you to wear this piece. Be aware of that, please. I do not know if the corrosion will rub off. I do not know if the story will do to you what it has done to me: disquiet me, delight me, frighten me, fascinate me. I have saved that bit of Willow Pattern china for years, waiting for the right thing to do with the broken bit. I think this necklace is it. I put the whole thing on a cord of black rubber, because I like the contrast between the scientifictional rubber tubing and the fantastical silver wirework.

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Interfictions Auction 5 - Necklace Based On “Black Feather”

And Then She Flew by Deborah J Brannon

20″ necklace, fancy jasper, Australian jasper, jet glass, wooden beads, sterling silver, wooden feather.

Based on “Black Feather” by K Tempest Bradford

From the artist:

This story is inarguably interstitial: is it a re-imagined fairy tale? A dream story? Magical realism? I can’t say for sure. Yet it is most certainly a tale of the Wood, for all that therein the Wood exists only in dreams and one small wooded park in an obscure corner of Manhattan. In this wood is a hill and, at the top of this hill, is a cave. The Wood, the hill, the cave, the sky: compelling elemental presences evoking the Hanged Man, the lost girl, the ravens, and what redemption we can find. These were the threads that asked to be woven in wood and glass, semi-precious stone and gleaming metal. I like to believe that I gave Tempest’s story another method of flight.

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