Quoth the Raven, Never More...

I was introduced to Edgar Allan Poe's poem, "The Raven", in grade school and that was the beginning of a love of the dark, mysterious side of life. I went to the library and got a book of Poe's work and read it in one sitting.

What is it about the fascination of the dark, mysterious afterlife? Some people relish it and celebrate in everyway imaginable. Some people are horrified by the whole concept.

The celebration of the dead and spirits have been going on for centuries and around the world. There isn't a society that didn't have something to commemorate the passing of the spirit from our world to the next.

My favorite is All Hallows Eve, or Samhaim, when it was believed that the wall between our world and the spirit world was thin enough for the spirits to pass back through and harm their crops. 

As you can see I love this time of year and the ancient ways of celebrating the thinness of the wall between the spirit world and ours. So with no further adieu, I present my dark and mysterious earrings for All Hallows Eve....

My first earrings, "Lenore" from Poe's poem, have fantastic lady skull cameos in copper from Kristi Bowman-Gruel, fabulous coppery beaded beads from Rebecca Anderson, chocolate brown lampwork spacers by Jodie Marshal and teardrop copper charms from Joanne Tinley.

Thinking of Frankenstein, I used another set of amazing, goulish copper charms from Kristi Bowman-Gruel. I attached some green and brown ceramic drop charms from Sarah Kendell-Gritzmaker, and brass paddle connectors I wrapped a scrap piece of sari silk with a twist of brass wire and coppery-brass delica seed beads.

And last, but what I consider the darkest is my "Mina" earrings I made inspired from the classic story of Count Dracula. I used star cut garnet gemstones wrapped around brass skeleton leaves with chocolate black Czech leaves finished off with a tendril of brass wire. 

Happy Halloween,

Jetta

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