Art Deco Dreamcatchers?
You will discover much creative license taken in my original
dreamcatchers
with respect to design and materials. The color combinations,
feathers (or lack thereof) and accent components I prefer to work
with are not exactly what you might expect to find adorning a Native
American-inspired dreamcatcher.
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My artistic goal is to bear a piece of work that reflects and
honors the fundamental nature of the traditional Native American
Dream Catcher while at the same time incorporating contemporary
elements such as colors schemes, themes and components to complement
a wider range of home decor and motifs, thus the term "Art Deco". |
About the Native American Dreamcatcher
A dreamcatcher
(or dream catcher)
is a
circular-hooped object once fashioned out of willow branches and
other fibrous plant materials and strung with sinew or fibers to
imitate a spider's web. The exact origins of the Dreamcatcher
are unclear but the general consensus is that they were first made
by the
Ojibwe' Indians
for tying onto a
baby's
cradle board to entertain and soothe the little ones, just as a
crib mobile is used today.
Deamcatchers are known to have been used by the Crow, Cochiti, Cree, Laguna, Zuni
Nations and the Huichol Indians of Mexico. Representations of similar
webbed creations have been found in ancient
murals throughout Central America;
Native American dreamcatcher legends tell
us that fear-provoking dreams are
captured in the dreamcatcher's web where they are held and burned away like the
dew by the first light of day. Benevolent dreams flow through the hole (s) and
are guided by hanging tassels or feathers to gently deliver messages of guidance
and wisdom to the
sleeping ones. More
dreamcatcher lore.
Dreamcatcher & Feather Jewelry
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Parrot Feather Jewelry
This handcrafted
Parrot Feather Jewelry
isn't your usual luau-variety concert regalia. It's haute
couture for Parrot Heads!
Whimsical, vibrantly-colored
parrot feather earrings
are meticulously crafted by genuine Parrot Heads with the most
discriminating of Buffett fans in mind.
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