Armenian Inspired Part 6

Here is the last part of my Armenian collection. I saved the best for last. These are the Armenian pagan goddesses. My source for the descriptions is Wikipedia.

Aceasta este ultima parte din colectia Armeniana si am pastrat ce era mai bun pentru final. Urmatoarele pandantive intruchipeaza zeitele pagane armeniene si o figura nationala cunoscuta. Sursa pentru descrieri a fost Wikipedia. 


Anahit

Anahit is the goddess of fertility and healing, but also the goddess of wisdom and water. In Armenian Mythology she also appears as the goddess of war and by the 5th century she was the main deity in Armenia.

Anahit este zeita fertilitatii si vindecarii dar si a intelepciunii si a apei. In Mitologia Armeniana ea apare si ca zeita razboiului si pana in secolul al 5-lea devine una dintre cele mai importante zeitati din Armenia.

Asya

made with beautiful shades of blue and other colors that
make us think about water/ sea/ healing 

In the earliest prehistoric period Astghig, commonly referred to as Asya, Astghik, or Astlik, (Armenian: the later heathen period she became the goddess of love, maidenly beauty, and water sources and springs. Her Hence, the name is not believed to be related to Semitic Ishtar.


In perioada preistorica Astghig, Asya, Astghik sau Asktlik sunt nume pentru aceeasi zeitate. Astghig este zeita paganda a fertilitatii si dragostei cu cerul fiind considerat o personificare a ei. Mai tarziu devine zeita iubirii, a frumusetii tineresti si a apei si izvoarelor. Numele este diminutivul de la astg, care inseamna stea.

Nane

  

Pendant showing Nane, the war god.

Nane (Armenian: Նանե, Nanė; Georgian: ნანა, Nana; Bulgarian: Нане, Nanė; Russian: Нанэ, Nanė) was an Armenian pagan mother goddess. She was the goddess of war, wisdom, and motherhood, and the daughter of the supreme god Aramazd.

Nane looked like a young beautiful woman in the clothing of a warrior, with spear and shield in hand, like the Greek Athene, with whom she identified in the Hellenic period.

Nane este zeita razboiului, a intelepciunii si a maternitatii dar si fiinca supremului zeu Aramazd. Nane era o femeie frumoasa si tanara in armura cu o sulita si un scut in mana, fiind adesea comparata cu Atena.


Nar

Tsovinar or Nar was the Armenian goddess of water, sea, and rain. She was a fire creature, who forced the rain and hail to fall from the heavens with her fury.
Her name Tsovinar means "Nar of the sea".

Nar a fost zeita Armeniana a apei, a marii si a ploii. Ea era o creatura de foc care forta ploaia sa cada din cer cu furia ei. Tsovinar, celalat nume al ei inseamna “Nar a marii”

Armenian Inspiration/ Inspiratii Armeniene Part 3

Here is part 3 of my Armenian collection. I wanted to recreate some of the traditional clothes and traditional elements in my pendants.

Aceasta este partea a treia a colectiei de inspiratie armeniana. Am dorit sa recreez cateva dintre hainele traditionale si elementele traditionale in urmatoarele pandantive

Pendant:

Nazeli:

From Armenian adjective nazeli "gracious" which is spread now.

 Figurine:

Pendants: 

Agnes:

From Greek agne "clean", "saint", "modest". In Armenia the name of Latin St. Agnes was spread no less than Arm Srbuhi, Makruhi. It is also met in the forms Agnos, Agnaz. Now the form borrowed from Russian (Agnes) is used.

Alina:

is one of the diminutive forms of the Russian name Alevtina (Alya, Alina) which comes from Greek aleuo "inaccessible", "unattainable". It is in use since XX c. till now.

Shushik:

From Armenian shushan "lily" flower name+ik diminutive suffix. It is an old Arm name, which is spread. It symbolises tenderness, gentleness. 

I searched online for various inspiration sources that I used in this entire collection and I have compiled them on this pinterest board. 

Here are some of the images I used for inspiration:

Iata cateva dintre imaginile folosite ca inspiratie pe care le puteti gasi pe link-ul catre pinterest de mai sus. 

Source for names: http://www.armenians.com

Armenian Inspired Collection - Heart of Armenia/ Colectie inspirata Part 1

I've been working a lot for this collection, gathering all sort of resources, reading about history, mythology and religion in Armenia. It took me about 2 month of research and trying all kinds of colors and designs, I wanted to make sure that I included most of the patterns, the right colors and all the characters. This is the first of the countries I am planning to be inspired by. Some pieces are painted while others are made out of polymer clay using different techniques.

I tried to get inspired by the traditional clothing as well as the bridal traditional dresses, but also by some of the patterns that I noticed were most used in their art. This is definitely my take on Armenia and in no way I tried to create something that was exactly the same, I just wanted to make sure that I incorporated some of the elements in my jewelry with a modern touch. All jewelries and figurines that will be shown are unique and cannot be remade. I also hold copyright for all the designs shown in this collection and of course all pieces that are signed Abigail Smycken.

Am lucrat mult la colectia aceasta, am strans tot felul de resurse, am citit despre istoria, mitologia si religia Armeniei. Mi-a luat cam 2 luni de studiu si de incercat tot felul de culori si design-uri; voiam sa fiu sigura ca includ majoritatea modelelor, culorile potrivite si toate caracterele. Asta este prima dintre tarile pe care am de gand sa le folosesc ca inspiratie. Unele piese sunt pictate in timp ce altele sunt facute din lut polimeric folosindu-se diferite tehnici.

Am incercat sa ma inspir din hainele traditionale si din rochiile de mireasa traditionale, dar am folosit si multe elemente din arta Armeniana. Asta este cu siguranta o versiune personala asupra Armeniei si nu am incercat in niciun fel sa creez ceva care sa fie exact ca anume lucruri cu specific armenian. Am vrut sa fiu sigura ca incorporez unele dintre elemente in bijuteriile mele cu detalii si aspecte moderne. Toate bijuteriile sunt unice si nu pot fi refacute. De asemenea, detin drept de autor pentru bijuteriile postate in aceasta colectie si evident toate piesele semnate Abigail Smycken. 

We'll start with earrings/ Vom incepe cu cerceii:

Sisian Earrings - named after the beautiful Armenian city/ Cercei Sisian (numele frumosului oras Armenian)
- made with steel, polymer clay and silicone/ inox, lut polimeric si silicon:

Armavir Earrings - named after Armavir province/ Cercei Armavir - (provincia Armavir)
- made with polymer clay and antiqued brass/ lut polimeric si alama antichizata


Face 1/ Fata 1:

Face 2/ Fata 2:

 Ararat Earrings (Ararat Mountain) - Cercei Ararat (Muntele Ararat):

-steel, polymer clay and silicone/ inox, lut polimeric si silicon

 Masis Earrings - named after Masis Town/ Cercei Masis - (orasul Masis):

- made with steel, polymer clay and silicone/  inox, lut polimeric si silicon