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Published: 2004-06-05 05:15:04 +0000 UTC; Views: 3594; Favourites: 53; Downloads: 151
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16" tall Ceramic sculpture of the ancient Egyptian Cobra Goddess, Uadjet. (Also spelled Wadjet, Uazit, etc.) This is is a commissioned piece for someone very special--work in progress. Image filtered in Picture it.Related content
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this is very good tiny dancer, do you have the finished photos?
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Nope. The piece was delivered to the person who commissioned it as-is. She likes to finish things her way.
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Thanks! I imprinted every scale by hand--THAT took a while!
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ohhhh you should do one of her sister/alter-ego, Nekhbet! 
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Well, this one was a commission (the only one I've ever finished), so I don't know if I will, but thanks!
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I would love to see when this is done!! I think I will watch you!!
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Thanks, but I don't think I'll get any more pictures of it, as it was given to the woman who commissioned it some time ago. Thanks for the devwatch, too!
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Darn, heehee, that is ok!! I am sure I will be just fine and looking towards some of your newer pieces!!
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Hopefully there will be many things to show after the end of the month...
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Wow, just blown away by this peice, really amazing and very inspiring.
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Thanks! I chose the filter specifically to enhance that appearance.
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Reminds me of Isis...black Cobra....
Lovely sculpture....
C.
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Thanks very much! Uadjet is a Goddess that predates Isis, actually--but she is definitely of Egyptian origin--glad that came through!
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Stunningly evocative sculpture work.
I am in *LOVE* with this!
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Thank you! It's one of my older pieces--and my only commissioned sculpture to date, but it's still a favorite.
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*astonishing*
Powerful, unobjectified female studies are tough to find in *any* genre....I can *see* through the filter of the photograph
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Again, many thanks! She was truly a labor of love--created for one of my spiritual teachers.
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Stunningly evocative sculpture work.
I am in *LOVE* with this!
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o very cool idea very pretty toxic!!!!!!! cooooooooool
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Thanks! She was commissioned by someone special....
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she's beautiful! I love the scales! I'd be interested in learning more about the technique you used to make the scales.
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Thanks! Pretty much as I described it, really--I took a nailhead and ground it to the approximate shape of a cobra scale, then pounded the head to cup it slightly. I studied the scale pattern of actual cobras, then started impressing the head on a slight angle (bent the nail to make it easier to grip) from the back of the piece to the front, staggering and "overlapping" the scales and leaving essentially half an impression from the nail to give a natural appearance. I hope that explains it...
I got a little either lazier or smarter (depending on your POV
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ah yes, great idea you had!! (sorry it took so long to get back to you about it) I will have to try something similar next time... this one by one thing is killing me. The advantage is that I have control over making larger and smaller scales, and the overlapping of the scales is plumping my dragon out quite nicely in the arms and legs, giving her the appearance of being more muscular.
My husband has requested a mean black dragon next... which will be quite a juxtaposition to the kind sweet nature of my present dragon. Should be fun though!
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Wow, wow, wow. This is amazing. I can't wait to see the finished piece!!
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Thanks very much! Actually, this is the last anyone will likely see of it here. It was finally delivered to the person who commissioned it--she decided she wanted to finish it herself. I will very likely make another someday though...
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Wow, isn't that a bit odd? It's like "hi, make this for me, no wait, I want to make it myself??"
Hmmmm. I would really have a hard time letting something go like that. Of course, if I were getting PAID, then probably it would be so serious. I know that when I design (websites, print, etc), I get to a place in my head where I do good design, but it's also ultimately what the client wants, and if they want something that's just not pretty, I can only advise them against it, and then it's their choice. I sort of divest myself of the "my baby" aspect to my creativity. Does that make sense? Do you have to do that in cases like this? I wouldn't think it's a common issue, the whole, "finish it myself" thing...
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This person is very special to me, and waited a LOOOOOONG time for me to finish it myself. I never could, because I didn't want to let her down and never found the kind of colors in glazes that she was looking for. So I gave her the option of finishing it herself (she paints statuary), and she took it.
Not a common thing for me, usually--but then again right now I don't do many commissions...
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Ah, it was being painted!! I kind of envisioned it as just plain, no paint, like a sculpture. I never thought of it being painted!!
Now I really want to know what it turned out like!
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I have no idea...I really prefer the natural finishes as well...
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Thanks! I still need to finish her...
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It's great to see someone else who uses Picture It!!
I gave up a little bit on photoshop
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Well, I am tending to use PS more now--there are a couple of books that walk you through it, but I like the ease of Picture It's filters....
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Amazing sculpture. The picture itself is quite interesting, looks a bit like an oil painting.
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Thanks--it's the filter. I wanted to accentuate the scales and make the setting look temple-like. Although it sacrificed a bit of clarity, I think it enhanced the mood.
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Ummmmm (looks down at feet sheepishly), no......
Thanks though--I really NEED to finish her.
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She's amazing.....I'm doing research for a future fiction piece (actually I started it - Dirty Hands in my gallery) based on the Minoan civilization on Crete. They worshipped a serpent goddess....unfortunately, not much is known about them so I am basing a lot of my story on their art. My family on my dad's side is from Crete so I also have a bloodline to follow!
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I am utterly obsessed with that culture--I have a reproduction of that Serpent Goddess in my bedroom. One of the first ceramic pieces I did was based on her and a male figure from one of the frescoes in the complex. Unfortunately, it showcased my complete lack of anatomical knowledge at the time, and will NOT be shown here.
An excellent book with an alternative (and I believe, far closer to correct) idea about the "palace" at Knossos is "Knossos Labyrinth: A New View of the 'Palace of Minos' at Knossos", by Rodney Castleden. You can read the first few pages here:
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Before you go any further, it would be worth your while to check the book out from the library or purchase it--fascinating!
Crete is tops on my list of places I want to visit someday.....
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Thanks for the resources! I've done some but it was for a dance class a couple years ago. I borrowed a book from one of my dad's friends who just went not too long ago. It's more on the palace structure but there are some images of the art in them.
I thought some of your pieces had that "feel" to them!! I'm a spiral freak anyway but all the nature subjects appeal to me as well.
I've been to Crete twice...LOVED it both times. The minute I stepped off the plane, I felt like I had been there before! Of course I was a teenager so I didn't know much about the palace or anything. I told my dad that we will have to go back (I want my husband and kids to see Greece, too) so I can do research for my book! *Runs off to search for writing off research trips as business expenses
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Yes, you can write it off... Oh envy! I'd love to go--just LOOKING at pictures from there makes me think I've been there before. I'm fascinated by many ancient cultures, but Crete has always been "it" for me.
What kind of dance class? NOW you've piqued my interest (MORE, actually!
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It was a cultural class, and intro that was less abotu movement and more about history and the use of dance throughout the world. I am actually going to be graduating this spring with a combined Dance Education degree...though I'm not going to be teaching dance necessarily...(I work in an autistic school - I was halfway through the dance degree in 91 when I dropped out to get married and have kids - went back in 96 to finish...but slowly!!) I'm sure I will use dance with my student's but not exclusively.
Did you read my Dirty Hands deviation? I'd be curious to know what you thought.
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