Exploring texture
My last mosaic "Conflict of forces" started out as an exploration of texture. Beside different kinds of glass (stained, iridescent, vitreous) and mirror (coloured and textured) I also used an agate slice.
I intend to introduce a wider selection of materials in my work - crystals, rocks, slate, shells, etc. in an attempt to give an organic and plastic feeling to the pieces, making them almost tridimensional.
This piece represents the eternal conflict of positive and negative forces that accompany us in our journey of life.
In crystal therapy, the agate is believed to illuminate, give balance, strength, protection and support.
The opposing forces, represented by the darker colours, converge towards the agate nucleus feeding it with energy, energy transformed into positivity by the agate itself and symbolised by the harmonious circular shape.
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its beautiful! I understood it before I read the comments too, real sense of the agate parting the darkness with light..
Posted by: cliodhna | January 15, 2008 at 05:57 AM