Wow, time flies! And this is the last "Component" of the Month Challenge - if you didn't see it, we're switching over to themes for the rest of the year, to allow for a wider variety of interpretations and mediums. Niky made these awesome copper clay Runes for us for February.
A rune, in case you're not familiar, is a symbol used in ancient Germanic languages before the adoption of the Latin alphabet. The runes Niky chose are "Elder Futhark" which is the oldest of the runic alphabets. As usual, I didn't take a photo of my rune until after I was done making something with it, but the one I received is the bottom left in the photo above.
My rune is Uruz. The meaning is Auroch, or wild ox. The "esoteric" meaning of this rune is physical strength, speed, a time of great energy, action, courage, tenacity, wisdom.
I wasn't sure what I wanted to do with my rune, but I used it as a cabochon. I didn't want to put any holes in it - I didn't want to permanently change it in case I changed my mind! So I bezeled it using some cute czech faceted beads and demi size 11s.
I didn't get a change to finish it, but I will be making a nice beaded strap for it. Originally I thought I would make it into a necklace with labradorite, but decided against it.
I hope you've enjoyed this last Component of the Month, and will visit everyone else's blog! Next month the theme is Nests!
My rune is Uruz. The meaning is Auroch, or wild ox. The "esoteric" meaning of this rune is physical strength, speed, a time of great energy, action, courage, tenacity, wisdom.
I wasn't sure what I wanted to do with my rune, but I used it as a cabochon. I didn't want to put any holes in it - I didn't want to permanently change it in case I changed my mind! So I bezeled it using some cute czech faceted beads and demi size 11s.
I hope you've enjoyed this last Component of the Month, and will visit everyone else's blog! Next month the theme is Nests!
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