Kerianne Quick

Pasadena, California

 

 

La Leche, La Carne, La Luz: Maid, Mother and Crone

 

Maid's Ring: reclaimed bronze, baby tooth, 2.5 x 2 x 1 cm

Mother's Ring: reclaimed fine silver, wisdom tooth, 3.5 x 2.5 x 1 cm.

Crone's Ring: dental gold, porcelain and gold tooth from grandmothers bridge, 3.5 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm.

 

 

Rings commemorating the three stages of a woman's life

and the astrological phenomenon known as the Return of Saturn.

 

Maids' Ring/ La Leche--symbolizing virginity, pure potential, hope and innocence

 

Mothers' Ring/La Carne--symbolizing the protector, fertility, growth, strength and duty

 

Crones' Ring/La Luz-- the matriarch; symbolizing wisdom, silence,

transformation and the transition into death.