Very cool and beautiful. Very Egyptian sacred, if you know what I mean. The Egyptians held the (scarab) beetle in very high esteem. I do love your creativity!
You can actually read the time with this, right? Even if not, it is a strong statement jewelry piece. I applaud your resourcefulness and eye for beautiful nature.
Since we are on the subject of (dead) insects, I have one to share:
At the dr. this week, (8-11) SpaceCadet ("SC") waited in the car for me while I was inside (when we go to drs. here, it's a road trip, since they are all so far away) When it came time to pay the bill, I walked outside to beckon him in. The parking space next to our car was empty. We went back inside for--let's say--for 7 minutes--and came back out: right across from the my passenger door, in that same empty space, lay a dying Monarch butterfly. I was so upset! It had not been there 8 minutes earlier. It was fluttering its last. I pointed it out to SC and he said "Of course, you want to take it home, right?" Of course I did. So he found a little twig and gently lifted it into the backseat of our car, where it went to butterfly heaven in air-conditioned comfort. I was so sad. I said little prayers for it on the 1.5 hour drive home.
It's in perfect condition. We we got home, I researched the net on how to (amateurly) mount it/the drying out process. Hubby did it for me of course. The little legs lay perfectly in Bela-Lugosi-like splendor. I have it next to my computer in the kitchen, where I make several stops during my busy day to admire it and thank it for allowing me to help it "cross over" and then letting me have its earthsuit.
Like you, AE, I had been admiring insect art the week before--I found actual mounted butterflies at a thrift, but the frame said "Made in Thailand" and it seemed sad to me to find them there, plus they were damaged and expensive. But this experience happened to me and it works. It's "in the Zeitgeist", if you know what I mean.
Wear your watch in the very best of health!
