Artemis Night and Day

Here are the two of them, together.

Artemis is one of the major Greek goddesses, closely linked to the Roman goddess, Diana.  A fierce hunter as well as protector, Artemis is known as the goddess of the night, the huntress, the woodland goddess, the personification of the moon, and the eternal virgin. 

Artemis 2

Almost every piece of tess came from Suzan Germond's studio closing.  I found the mannequin bust there.  The green skin was a large hand-made, hand-painted urn, made of several different thicknesses that had to be accommodated, and part of it was broken and lost.  I took a chance on having enough of it to go around, and sure enough, I ran out and had to make do underneath both arms.  This was after including the huge butterfly tattoo on her back.   The bodice was a gorgeous (but broken) ceramic bowl, black and white on the outside and fabulous glazes on the inside.  The bowl was so beautiful inside and out, I had to make a decision on each piece as to which side of it to use.  A cut-work dark green ceramic dome completes the bodice.  From my own stash, I added:  a shed antler found out back of the house, which I stained and waxed, the runes and the cross.  

Artemis, mosaic torso of warrior goddess, done . . .

Work in Progress May 18, 2013 - Ready to Grout

Mosaic Mannequin

Progress as of this morning . . .

I'm loving the band around her neck; it's from the rim of an amazing antique plate from Bavaria that has hand-painted roses all over and is made of super thin porcelain with 24k gold edges.  It has shape and texture and makes me think of leaves on the forest floor.  The amethyst pendant, the porcelain pieces on the bodice that feature sacred cranes, and the yellow with black dot accents from a broken saucer,  all given to me by dear friends.

Mosaic Mannequin

Progress 5-4-13:

Mosaic Mannequin

Ignore the gaps in the bust; I'm in the process of filling them in.  Using GE Silicone II (clear) Kitchen/Bath/Plumbing in a white tube with red markings.  I already had it on hand.  It's working beautifully.  It's a little sticky so I keep a paper towel nearby to wipe my fingertips on.  The antler is not attached -- I will wait 'til last to adhere it.

Mosaic Mannequin

Added a bandolier and epaulettes today . . .

Having a problem with using MAC glue; nothing will stick.  Tomorrow I will switch to GE Silicone 2, and if that doesn't work, then I will try thinset as the adhesive.  

Mosaic Mannequin

This torso will be a mosaic Artemis/Diana the Huntress-type.  She will sit on a marble pedestal.  That's a found shed antler which I will paint a metallic color.  Did you know you can sand antlers?