Snake Bite (Næddre)
Snake Bite (Næddre)
Over the years Alchemy has had considerable success with snake designs, though the challenge is always finding a new angle. We had never attempted a snake’s head largely because, in isolation, it doesn’t produce a particularly compelling silhouette. For some reason I had an image in my mind of an Art Nouveau doorway formed from the gaping mouth of a serpent, something that felt as though it ought to exist in Paris or Vienna. I searched for it but never found a source. The open jaws, however, immediately create a far stronger jewellery form, allowing the sculpture to lean fully into that sinuous Art Nouveau aesthetic.
An ophidian portent of sudden doom.
In Greek myth, Eurydice was the wife of the musician Orpheus. He played joyful songs while his bride danced. But alas, the lustful Aristaeus, son of Apollo, saw and pursued Eurydice. In her flight, she stepped on a viper, was bitten, and died soon after.
Heartbroken, Orpheus journeyed to the Underworld to retrieve her, charming Hades and Persephone with his music. He was granted the chance to regain his lost love on the condition that he would not look back at her until they reached the upper world.
Tragically, as they neared the threshold, Orpheus glanced back and Eurydice vanished forever.
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