Tapping into the Universe Through Inspiration
by Sandra VanderMey.
(Los Angeles)
Kukulkan Neckpiece
This piece is made of brass, anodized titanium, computer chips, Lucite, holography and laser disc.
The brass is a single sheet with two cuts down the sides folded back to make the neck piece and a cut down the center to make the piece more flexible for wearing.
This large bold piece of jewelry looks spectacular on.
I made this for my Maya Art History course while in grad school for metalworking.
It was inspired by Maya art and their glyphs.
Kukulkan, the god of war was represented by the planet Venus for the Maya people.
Every year when Venus was at its brightest the Maya people went to war with their enemies. Kukulkan resided over them.
On the front of this piece is the god Kukulkan with his elaborate head dress.
Below him is the cycle of Venus throughout the year and at the very bottom are Maya glyphs for sky and Venus.
I’m doing my first craft fair and plan to have my Kukulkan neckpiece as my center piece or focal point.
There’s an interesting story that goes with this.
Right after finishing this neckpiece I went to the local art museum because they were exhibiting a special display on Maya art.
Much to my surprise there were several clay images of Maya warriors. They were wearing shields that looked exactly like the neckpiece I had just finished.
Note from Rena: See Sandra wearing this spectacular Kukulkan neckpiece!
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