Never posted her here because it is unfinished and I don’t like a lot of things about it but this is an interpretation of Lluna Valentia bint Al Mualim De Bosch, the character from my Baldwin story.
She is from the Almohad Caliphate in Al Andalus (the Iberian Peninsula) daughter of a Muslim and a Christian.
The thundering waves are calling me home to you
The pounding sea is calling me home to you.
On a dark New Year’s night
On the west coast of Clare
I heard your voice singing
Your eyes danced the song
Your hands played the tune
T’was a vision before me.
We left the music behind and the dance carried on
As we stole away to the seashore
We smelt the brine, felt the wind in our hair
And with sadness you paused.
Suddenly I knew that you’d have to go
Your world was not mine, your eyes told me so
Yet it was there I felt the crossroads of time
And I wondered why.
As we cast our gaze on the tumbling sea
A vision came o’er me
Of thundering hooves and beating wings
In clouds above.
As you turned to go I heard you call my name.
You were like a bird in a cage, spreading its wings to fly
“The old ways are lost” you sang as you flew
And I wondered why.
The thundering waves are calling me home to you
The pounding sea is calling me home to you.
more siren au stuff because I am trying to accumulate a playlist and went for Loreena McKennitt in search of folksy music I love - and I found the perfect song for inspiration. <3
Stunning pair of turn of the century Syrian smoking / club chairs. Hand inlaid with bone, mother of pearl and a variety of exotic woods with mesmerizing patterns. The chairs have an Art-Deco / modern feel to them , so will go fantastic with any classic or modern interior. Raised panels on back and arms. Cushions have been re upholstered in a salmon tone velvet. Best pair of Club chairs I had in the shop in years , these are extremely rare to find. Wide seats , super comfortable too ! Takes you back to a classic Gentleman’s club or Cigar room, just out of a Wes Anderson movie.
Item No. E5737
Dimensions: 39.5″ tall x 32″ wide x 25″ deep . Seat is 23″ wide x 22″ deep x 18″ floor to seat high.
List Price. $ 6500
You may remember back at the start of the year I made a sculpture I called Henry moorish. I then decided to experiment with special glaze, and then he sat on a shelf in the sculpture workshop for three months. But today...he was finally fired!!!!
Details of the glaze:
He broke during the first firing but very cleanly, so I'm going to get some bondo and then paint the seams gold, kintsugi style. And then he's going by the tv...
Safe to say he lives up to his name....I can't get enough.