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I love experimenting with different art mediums. This is a hand-carved wood talisman that I made for my fiance. It was made with the intention to give off protective energies. I put GREAT care into making this legitimate, from its design, to its materials, down to putting my intention of protection into every single carve Don't judge too harshly - this is the first time I've ever wood-carved!

The wood used is Oak wood (collected from a fallen branch during a storm), which, due to the Oak's very nature of being strong and hard, is a wonderful protective wood. The design itself is meant to represent an old Viking shield with a Norse cross - further enforcing the idea of protection. The crystals used are Amethyst, Hematite, and Black Tourmaline, which are all placed strategically in a crystal grid format. On the back of the pendant is the ancient Elder Furhark rune, Algiz, which is a rune of protection that is meant to look like the strong, protective horns of an elk. The wood is wrapped in suede leather, and a special (delicious smelling) oil was brushed over the front and back as an extra little touch of "magic" =] The binding agent I used to attach the crystals to the wood got a little bit messy... the other stuff I had used wasn't working very well. So unfortunately, some of the glue shows. But I still like the way it turned out - and it shows up more in pictures than it does in person =]

I had so much fun creating this! Although, it really ended up hurting my hands in the end lol. But would anyone be interested in seeing more of this kind of work...? Or just different art mediums in general?

Enjoy!

Description
I love experimenting with different art mediums. This is a hand-carved wood talisman that I made for my fiance. It was made with the intention to give off protective energies. I put GREAT care into making this legitimate, from its design, to its materials, down to putting my intention of protection into every single carve Don't judge too harshly - this is the first time I've ever wood-carved!

The wood used is Oak wood (collected from a fallen branch during a storm), which, due to the Oak's very nature of being strong and hard, is a wonderful protective wood. The design itself is meant to represent an old Viking shield with a Norse cross - further enforcing the idea of protection. The crystals used are Amethyst, Hematite, and Black Tourmaline, which are all placed strategically in a crystal grid format. On the back of the pendant is the ancient Elder Furhark rune, Algiz, which is a rune of protection that is meant to look like the strong, protective horns of an elk. The wood is wrapped in suede leather, and a special (delicious smelling) oil was brushed over the front and back as an extra little touch of "magic" =] The binding agent I used to attach the crystals to the wood got a little bit messy... the other stuff I had used wasn't working very well. So unfortunately, some of the glue shows. But I still like the way it turned out - and it shows up more in pictures than it does in person =]

I had so much fun creating this! Although, it really ended up hurting my hands in the end lol. But would anyone be interested in seeing more of this kind of work...? Or just different art mediums in general?

Enjoy!