During COVID restrictions, I spent a lot of time hiking on local trails and began leaving my hand-painted eyes in nooks and knotholes of trees with the intent of creating a moment of surprise, intrigue or contemplation for anyone who happened to view them.
For this collection of talismans, I coiled and stitched pine needles to encase my painted eyes, finished them with encaustic beeswax and suspended them with leather for hanging. Dating back to Greek Classical antiquity, the Single Eye Talisman is symbolic of healing, protection and positive energy.
Biography
Gloria Currie Stanley is a sculptural fibre artist and basket maker. Her interest in creating fibre art with natural materials began while earning her undergraduate degree in Studio Art from the University of Kentucky. Retired from her 33 years of teaching in Coquitlam, she now pursues art full-time from her studio in Whonnock, BC. Gloria’s baskets were sold at Circle Craft, Granville Island in the 1980s and her sculptural pieces have been exhibited locally, nationally and internationally. She is a member of the Whonnock Weavers and Spinners Guild and the National Basketry Organization.
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4. Talisman #4, Gloria Stanley, stone, acrylic paint, pine needles waxed linen, encaustic beeswax, leather, 2 x 2 x 0.75 inches, $45; SOLD
8. Talisman #8, Gloria Stanley, stone, acrylic paint, pine needles waxed linen, encaustic beeswax, leather, 2 x 2.25 x 0.75 inches, $45
2. Talisman #2, Gloria Stanley, stone, acrylic paint, pine needles waxed linen, encaustic beeswax, leather, 1 x 1 x 0.5 inches, $35; SOLD
3. Talisman #3, Gloria Stanley, stone, acrylic paint, pine needles waxed linen, encaustic beeswax, leather, 1 x 1.25 x 0.5 inches, $35; SOLD
5. Talisman #5, Gloria Stanley, stone, acrylic paint, pine needles waxed linen, encaustic beeswax, leather, 1 x 1.5 x 0.5 inches, $35; SOLD
6. Talisman #6, Gloria Stanley, stone, acrylic paint, pine needles waxed linen, encaustic beeswax, leather, 1.5 x 2 x 0.75 inches, $45; SOLD
7. Talisman #7, Gloria Stanley, stone, acrylic paint, pine needles waxed linen, encaustic beeswax, leather, 2 x 2 x 0.75 inches, $45; SOLD
1. Talisman #1, Gloria Stanley, stone, acrylic paint, pine needles waxed linen, encaustic beeswax, leather, 2 x 2.5 x 0.75 inches, $45
12. Talisman #12, Gloria Stanley, stone, acrylic paint, pine needles, waxed linen, encaustic beeswax, leather, 1 x 1.5 x 0.5 inches, $35
13. Talisman #13, Gloria Stanley, stone, acrylic paint, pine needles, waxed linen, encaustic beeswax, leather, 2 x 1.75 x 0.75 inches, $45
11. Talisman #11, Gloria Stanley, stone, acrylic paint, pine needles, waxed linen, encaustic beeswax, leather, 1 x 1.5 x 0.5 inches, $35
14. Talisman #14, Gloria Stanley, stone, acrylic paint, pine needles, waxed linen, encaustic beeswax, leather, 2 x 2.25 x 0.75 inches, $45
15. Talisman #15, Gloria Stanley, stone, acrylic paint, pine needles, waxed linen, encaustic beeswax, leather, 1.25 x 1.25 x 0.5 inches, $35
16. Talisman #16, Gloria Stanley, stone, acrylic paint, pine needles, waxed linen, encaustic beeswax, leather, 1.75 x 1.5 x 0.5 inches, $35
