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January 2019
Theme: Mythology
Item: Cursed the Messenger earrings
Inspiration: The myth of Coronis and Apollo - the gist is Coronis was Apollo’s lover, but betrayed him (a running theme in Apollo’s love life). Apollo had charged a corvid with watching over Coronis while Apollo was away; when the corvid tells Apollo of the betrayal, Apollo curses him and turns his feathers from white to black, which is why all crows, ravens, etc are black.
In my own words, “Tried hard not to shoot the messenger, so I cursed him, instead.”
Description: Black and white earrings, slightly mismatched to echo the transition from white to black, with an antiqued silver feather. The hooks are hypoallergenic, surgical steel.
Materials: Zebra jasper (the little beads), howlite (the top white bead), Czech glass (the top black bead), silver, surgical steel hooks.
Cost: $18
Cap: 20