14ct yellow gold; lacquer enamel, natural pink sapphire including detachable clasp.
Available in stock.
While not literally translating to “eye," the Nguni Bantu word Ubuntu ("I am because we are”) captures the foundational South African philosophy of seeing oneself in others and having a shared, communal perspective.
In this, the Eye perfectly represents the concept of the Shared Faith collection. As with so much of my work, Shared Faith aims to illuminate the many filaments that bind us together. Patterns, forms, beliefs, and the particular kinds of objects that emerge from them, resonate for peoples separated by vast landscapes, but joined by their shared humanity.
The eye looks outwards, making pictures of the world; it looks inwards, as the window of the soul. And it looks beyond us, the “third eye” of insight, transpersonal awareness. In meditation it is our Third Eye that takes us beyond ourselves to a recognition, in the Tantric tradition, of our selves as the Universe in miniature - I Am That. The Eye of Dharma, of Wisdom, of Shiva, and of God, brings us closer to understanding that we are all reflections of Universal Energy. And so the eye is woven into textiles, fired into glass and painted onto ceramics in cultures across the world. “Who would believe that so small a space could contain the images of all the universe?” writes artist Leonardo Da Vinci.
At the same time, the Eye has become a symbol of protection, reflecting back those energies that we hope to dispel. Worn in so many cultures from the Mediterranean, Middle East, Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Caribbean and Latin America as a protective talisman, it reminds us of our energetic sovereignty. Often worn on a cord, the Evil Eye, or Nazar in Turkish, intends to repel those energetic threads that wittingly or unwittingly others send towards us.
The charm is shipped with a connector which can attach freely to your own chains, or a chain with 3 or 5 enamel links can be purchased here, and with additional connectors here.
14ct yellow gold; lacquer enamel, natural pink sapphire including detachable clasp.
Available in stock.
While not literally translating to “eye," the Nguni Bantu word Ubuntu ("I am because we are”) captures the foundational South African philosophy of seeing oneself in others and having a shared, communal perspective.
In this, the Eye perfectly represents the concept of the Shared Faith collection. As with so much of my work, Shared Faith aims to illuminate the many filaments that bind us together. Patterns, forms, beliefs, and the particular kinds of objects that emerge from them, resonate for peoples separated by vast landscapes, but joined by their shared humanity.
The eye looks outwards, making pictures of the world; it looks inwards, as the window of the soul. And it looks beyond us, the “third eye” of insight, transpersonal awareness. In meditation it is our Third Eye that takes us beyond ourselves to a recognition, in the Tantric tradition, of our selves as the Universe in miniature - I Am That. The Eye of Dharma, of Wisdom, of Shiva, and of God, brings us closer to understanding that we are all reflections of Universal Energy. And so the eye is woven into textiles, fired into glass and painted onto ceramics in cultures across the world. “Who would believe that so small a space could contain the images of all the universe?” writes artist Leonardo Da Vinci.
At the same time, the Eye has become a symbol of protection, reflecting back those energies that we hope to dispel. Worn in so many cultures from the Mediterranean, Middle East, Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Caribbean and Latin America as a protective talisman, it reminds us of our energetic sovereignty. Often worn on a cord, the Evil Eye, or Nazar in Turkish, intends to repel those energetic threads that wittingly or unwittingly others send towards us.
The charm is shipped with a connector which can attach freely to your own chains, or a chain with 3 or 5 enamel links can be purchased here, and with additional connectors here.
