Ode to Frida

Ode to Frida
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To say that she was morbid is probably an understatement. Skulls and skeletons were a predominating theme in her paintings. Yet I cannot escape the fascination with her art and her life. I think some women artists identify with her for her strong personality in a male dominated society. She would not be relegated to the shadow of her artist husband but rather she would make the world take note of her own worth as a remarkable artist. So, a small ode to Frida.

The necklace has three strands, one with jasper chips, another of chain links, and the longest made of carved bone and seed beads along with some kind of agate (I guess ? Those darned discarded strand labels!) The picture of Frida was "laminated" with mica, pierced carefully, and thereafter a 24 gauge (very thin) wire run through the small holes to create the loops at the top and the bottom. I put the finished Frida pendant on a heavier bale to add some susbtance. As if she needed any more.