Cleopatras Bling

Olivia sources ancient and rare coins from the back streets of the Grand Bazaar of Istanbul, Turkey. She re-creates designs with them to make modern-day, wearable art.

Olivia sources ancient and rare coins from the back streets of the Grand Bazaar of Istanbul, Turkey. She re-creates designs with them to make modern-day, wearable art.

The moon has always been a symbol of the woman. We find this mysterious relationship between the three phases of the Moon, the seasonal rhythms of the Earth, and the three stages in a woman's life. All of this we can find symbolically depicted in the lunar image of the Goddess. She represented the primary image that influenced nearly all concepts of Deity for at least 20,000 years.

The ancient words for pearl derive partly from the Sanskirt, meaning cluster of blossoms. This naturally occurring beauty, has long been associated with wisdom, femininity, and enduring love. Here white and black freshwater pearls are set around an ancient coin pendant.

Olivia sources ancient and rare coins from the back streets of the Grand Bazaar of Istanbul, Turkey. She re-creates designs with them to make modern-day, wearable art. In Ancient Greece, the Gorgoneion (Greek: Γοργόνειον) was a special apotropaic amulet showing the Gorgon head, used most famously by the Olympian deities Athena and Zeus: both are said to have worn the gorgoneion as a protective pendant.

A reminder that we are all in this strange Universe together.

The almond-shaped cloud of luminescence which surrounds sacred personages is called a Mandorle. It shows heavenly moments which transcend time and space - a resurrection, or a prophecy, a transfiguration, and an ascension. Here the Byzantine Mandorle Medallion is surrounded by three emeralds which enhance loyalty, love, and happiness.

The almond-shaped cloud of luminescence which surrounds sacred personages is called a Mandorle. It shows heavenly moments which transcend time and space - a resurrection, or a prophecy, a transfiguration, and an ascension. Here the Byzantine Mandorle Medallion is surrounded by three emeralds which enhance loyalty, love, and happiness.