May 15th, 2008
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Black Feather by Elizabeth Genco
Approx. 25″ necklace with vintage glass beads on macramé cord. Click the images for hi-res versions.
Based on “Black Feather” by K. Tempest Bradford
“Feathers are powerful messages and special gifts.”
“It’s nothing. You’re overtired.”
“Ravens are messengers from the otherworld. Someone there wants your attention.”
“You probably ate too many tacos before bed.”
“It’s not from a crow. Not a feather that big…”
“It’s a symbol. You have to find the meaning.”
I have been fascinated with shape-shifting for a good many years, and ravens even more. Like most writers, I am also fascinated with symbols. Back when my husband and I lived on opposite coasts, his letters and emails were riddled with symbols and it wasn’t long before they began to arrive in the mail: a leather notebook that he made himself, a wishing stone, captain’s bars. “I’m very talismanic,” he said. I took that as a good sign.
So if I’d been the one gifted with a feather and a vision at the top of Inwood Hill (a perfect place for both, by the by, though I must confess that living in Brooklyn, I don’t get here nearly enough), you’d better believe I’d be searching for clues. Not having any raven’s feathers, I wanted to make a piece that evoked their essence. A piece that reminded me of raven’s wings, but left plenty of room for meaning.
The basic design is not my own - it was taught me by the woman who introduced me to beading. I still have that first piece, made about 10 years ago. I’ve often found myself looking at it and thinking, “Hrm, I should make another one of those.” But just as symbols have their reasons, so do actions. I guess it wasn’t the right time ’til now!
The materials of the necklace are safe for someone with allergies. About half of the beads are from a vintage necklace I’d been saving (ie., also waiting for the right time).
Elizabeth Genco
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