Girlfriend Goddesses® Jewelry Collection
NOTICE. I have reopened my Girlfriend Goddesses® shop on Etsy
The Collections include Goddess Necklaces, Goddess Earrings and the new TIKI GODDESS/ GOD necklaces.
Please go to this link to view the new collections:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/girlfriendgoddesses/
My continuous love of ancient peoples and their cultures has inspired this collection of hand crafted necklaces, earrings and a newly inspired collection of Tiki Goddess / Gods. They are androgynous figures that can be worn by anyone.
Since childhood I have been fascinated and collected rocks and other natural “treasures” foraged from my travels.
The combination of my studies in university of art history, travels to Mayan cities in Mexico, visits to Pompeii,
journeys throughout sites in the American southwest and most of all - the Metropolitan Museum of Art has
inspired me to create my own symbolic artwork.
"Their conception comes from deep within the recesses of my mind, combining all life's experiences into their creation."
As I aways say "WEAR THEM IN GOOD HEALTH"
ABOUT THE GODDESSES
The Girlfriend Goddesses® figures are symbolic figures of womanhood inspired by the early Venus figures that were
found in archaeological digs dating from the Ice Age 25,000 years ago. The most famous of these figures is the
Venus of Willendorf, the Upper Paleolithic Venus found in Austria in the 19th century.
Paleolithic - adjective Archaeology relating to or denoting the early phase of the Stone Age,
lasting about 2.5 million years, when primitive stone implements were used (as noun the Paleolithic)
the Paleolithic period. Also called Old Stone Age.
I have always been fascinated by these early fertility symbols and their real meanings.
Were they magic totems? Were they religious offerings? Were they worn to keep the wearer safe?
The early figures were made from the earth out of clay and carved rock, and found in caves.
Carved into the top of the figure were holes, and it is thought that some were worn around the
neck as individual pendants or amulets or as personal adornment. Maybe early man / woman thought
the earth itself was a living thing that all life generated from. We will never know their real meanings.
My Goddesses are not sexual or erotic in the modern sense, but are representative of the mythic feminine
human forms left by early humans.
Factoids about the early Goddesses
-Most are naked or represent portions of the female anatomy
-They were classified together as “fertility symbols”
-They are often full in the belly
-Thought to be associated with magic or totems
-Associated with the lunar /biological/ seasonal cycles, the birth and rebirth in all life and nature
-Woman as Mother of the creatures, mother earth, sky, waters
-Were symbols of pregnancy/ birth- a Goddess that intervenes during pregnancy and for a safe birth
-Could have been an offering and thanks for a safe delivery
They are great for all stages of Wear my jewelry charms & you will never be alone, you will always have a Girlfriend with you!
The goddesses are hand-sculpted. Each one of my Girlfriend Goddesses® has their own personality.
They come with a history card
Hope you enjoy my creations, I enjoyed creating them for you!
A PREVIEW OF NECKLACES FROM OF MY NEW TIKI COLLECTION
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