The chengellian woman
The Chengellian Woman
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The Chengellian Woman - A study in proportion, geometry, and other worlds
The female energy amidst the male energy - the divine feminine with mathematical geometric formulas. How 1 folds into the other like a yin yang. The ethereal images are the opposite of math yet made of math. Through many different techniques of enameling I have created pieces expressing my curiosity of this world. I started thinking about the Vitruvian man, maybe I should make a Vitruvian woman. I started researching it a bit – Leonardo’s drawing was a study in proportion - the whole one head is 1/10 of the whole body fingers etc. and how it relates to nature. While interesting it really wasn’t interesting enough for me to create a Vitruvian woman based on proportion – so I thought deeper and realized I could do whatever I wanted – duh. I could use the images of my mother and the images of my geometry together (juxtaposition) and with the Vitruvian man in mind I could create my own woman with things I found more interesting than proportion – and I could call her whatever I wanted – I went through a few names but thought the best would be The Chengellian Woman. My mother‘s pre-married name was Chengellis so I liked it and that’s what she became. |
The Geometry
Vesica Piscis - Copper and Enamel Constructed
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Decomposing the Dyad - copper and torch fired enamel. Pierced copper, enameled, then put back together like a puzzle
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Birth of the Square - copper, torch fired vitreous enamels, gold leaf, sgrafitto - work in progress
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Birth of the Triangle - Sheet copper stitched to copper foil painted with liquid enamel and torch fired
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The chengellian woman - variations
The Chengellian Woman - Copper, torch fired enamel, graphite on paper with more graphite
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Chalk over 'Chengellian Woman' stencil
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Experimental 'Chengellian Woman' - layers of torch fired enamels with chalk added, then 'Chengellian Woman' stencil on top
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'Chengellian Woman w/Vesica Piscis' Pierced copper, torch fired enamels, stencils
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Torch fired enamels, graphite, stencil
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Experimental 'Chengellian Woman' - layers of torch fired enamels, then 'Chengellian Woman' stencil on top
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When Is a Necklace Not a Necklace
Sometimes jewelry isn't really meant to be worn. Sometimes it is just more of an idea floating past your eyes. Some pieces just put together in the shape of a necklace, not physically connected, just touching to create a new surface for just a few minutes. Then the pieces get shuffled around, mixed-up... Here one minute, gone the next...
Birth of the Square - Deconstructed Necklace - Copper, torch fired enamel with graphite, paper on paper with more graphite
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Paper sandwiched between enameled copper on paper with ink
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'Many worlds Chengellian Women'
Copper, enamel, paper, ink
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'Just a Thought' copper, enamel, stamping, sgrafitto, paper, ink
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'The Monad' pierced copper, enamel, silver, paper, ink
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The chengellian woman tarot
22 cards, each researched, thought about and translated into copper and enamel
dimensions: 5 X 2.5in each card
Material: Copper, torchfired enamels, constructed
dimensions: 5 X 2.5in each card
Material: Copper, torchfired enamels, constructed
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