I'm really excited about my latest pendants; I really want to get more into sculpting my fused pieces by carving through different fused layers; case in point, my cherry blossoms which was done combining white, pink marbelized glass, and making individual center "jewels" and carved leaves.
After firing, I further carve details and refire to polish and tack fuse together. I put a little dichoric "dew drop" on these to further enhance the piece.
Cherry blossoms symbolize the brevity of life, as it blooms for only a short time. It encourages everyone to appreciate what time they have on earth, and thankfulness for what they are given. Hopefully, it will encourage the wearer that all things pass in time, and bad situations don't last forever. In a Christian sense, a Christian missionary used it to symbolize Christ as it means "ultimate sacrifice". It really speaks to me personally, as I am a breast cancer survivor, and you don't go through something like that without doing alot of personal inventory....
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