Robyn referred to herself the other day as a magpie, which I
thought was so absolutely charming! She, like myself, is a scavenger.
It is the artist in us, that is drawn to the beautiful and unusual on
this earth. Her wonderful woodcarvings are full of her treasures.
I often pick up odd things at flea markets. This winter I came across
this great glass eye. A vendor had a huge collection, all sizes and
colors of eyes, housed in an interesting old wooden case with 15 or
20 shallow drawers. It had once belonged to a local optometrist.
After examining each one several times, a large grey blue was my
choice. The workmanship is amazing; the iris is incredibly detailed.
So, that's one of the unique things this particular magpie snatched
up and carried home. Just because.
I'm a self-confessed magpie too! But in that sparkly things tend to catch my eye.
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool eyeball! I was a bit startled by it at first. But it's remarkable. It even looks a bit bloodshot, unless those are slight cracks in the surface. I like where it sits especially ;)
La gazza ladra
(except I don't thieve)
That is amazing! It doesn't look glass...it looks soft and real! eeeew!
ReplyDeleteIs the eye completely round like a marble? It's certainly lifelike...do you ever feel like its 'watching you'?...LOL.
ReplyDeleteThe magpie is such a cute bird with a really cute name. A friend of mine once had one swoop down and seize her eyeglasses which she had just set down!
LL, you know I always assumed that a glass eye was completely round, but it isn't. It's convex like a large contact lense!
ReplyDeleteBP...Hope the eye didn't scare anyone. I thought about making the picture smaller, but then the wonderful detail wasn't so clear.
ReplyDeleteI suppose I could consider myself somewhat of a magpie as well :) I've had to smile at all the responses to your glass eye....reminds me of a scene out of "Blade Runner"...do you know the one?
ReplyDeleteDeeDee, You are right, I just read down through the comments and had a good chuckle. :) Blade Runner is one film that is not familiar to me, so I'm missing the joke. You must fill me in!
ReplyDelete............and here's looking at you kid!!!!
ReplyDeleteThat certainly is a stunning eyeball.
Enjoyed reading about your great great uncle - such a handsome fellow and very sad he died so young. You have great family pics in your collection.