{"id":163,"date":"2009-06-26T06:15:00","date_gmt":"2009-06-26T11:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/heatherskowoodjewelry.userblogs.ganoksin.coms\/2009\/06\/26\/25-things-that-inspire-me-to-create-jewelry-24-pre-columbian-art-architecture\/"},"modified":"2009-06-26T06:15:00","modified_gmt":"2009-06-26T11:15:00","slug":"25-things-that-inspire-me-to-create-jewelry-24-pre-columbian-art-architecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/heatherskowoodjewelry\/2009\/06\/26\/25-things-that-inspire-me-to-create-jewelry-24-pre-columbian-art-architecture\/","title":{"rendered":"25 Things That Inspire Me To Create Jewelry #24 Pre-Columbian Art + Architecture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_9epDco86QeY\/SkSuMqDlbGI\/AAAAAAAAAho\/J1i18ervP6k\/s1600-h\/DSCN4216.JPG\"><img style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px;text-align: center;width: 320px;height: 240px\" src=\"http:\/\/heatherskowoodjewelry.userblogs.ganoksin.coms\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/37456_DSCN4216.JPG\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/><span>#24 <span>Pre<\/span>&#8211;<span>Columbian<\/span> Art + Architecture<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>My 6<\/span><span>th<\/span><span> grade history teacher presented the history of Latin America to me in a way that made me fall madly in love with the art and architecture of that part of the world. I fell so hard that I swore that some day I would visit <\/span><span>Machu<\/span><span> <\/span><span>Picchu<\/span><span> in Peru. Well, in 2000 the dream came true and I did visit that incredible place. I have yet to visit the Mayan sites of <\/span><span>Guatemala<\/span><span>, but there is still time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The spirituality of the people, the amazingly <\/span><span>intricate<\/span><span> carvings on their buildings and sculptures, their dedication to the sun and the moon in <\/span><span>relationship<\/span><span> to their built environment so that buildings create shadow play at the <\/span><span>equinoxes<\/span><span> is just mind-<\/span><span>blowing<\/span><span>ly beautiful to me. There is so much meaning, creativity and celebration in everything the Aztecs, Mayans and Inca did at the height of their civilization. Although may of these countries are now in much more poverty they hold traditions from their history that still makes them very rich in spirituality, respecting nature as their ancestors did.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>These are two of my <\/span><span>favourite<\/span><span> books in my collection about <\/span><span>Pre<\/span><span>&#8211;<\/span><span>Columbian<\/span><span> art and architecture. The 1st is an amazing book of photographs of the <\/span><span>Pre<\/span><span>&#8211;<\/span><span>Columbian<\/span><span> architecture called, &#8220;Silent Cities of Mexico and The Maya&#8221;, by Norman F Carver, Jr. The 2<\/span><span>nd<\/span><span> is called, &#8220;Design Motifs of Ancient Mexico&#8221; by Jorge <\/span><span>Enciso<\/span><span> which is a collection of pottery stamps found throughout Mexico. I have taken a few of these motifs for my tattoos, one of the rain god, the fire <\/span><span>god<\/span><span> and the third a geometric flower motif. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>If you haven&#8217;t seen my &#8216;La <\/span><span>Joyeria<\/span><span> <\/span><span>de<\/span><span> La Luna&#8217; piece made in honor of the Mayan Moon Goddess visit my <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heatherskowood.com\/HS\/lajoyeria.html\">website.<\/a><span> I loved making the nose ornament and have worn it to a few events. As the Maya intended the wearing of such a nose ornament, it <\/span><span>certainly<\/span><span> demands people&#8217;s attention!<\/span><\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/heatherskowoodjewelry.userblogs.ganoksin.coms\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/37456_5326730885121730789-7693694211633437260?l=heatherskowoodjewelry.blogspot.com\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/heathermskowoodcontemporaryjewelry?a=GZABmeCtZ8w:xJ_srxrgDdM:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img src=\"http:\/\/heatherskowoodjewelry.userblogs.ganoksin.coms\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/37456_heathermskowoodcontemporaryjewelry?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/heathermskowoodcontemporaryjewelry?a=GZABmeCtZ8w:xJ_srxrgDdM:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img src=\"http:\/\/heatherskowoodjewelry.userblogs.ganoksin.coms\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/b9a17_heathermskowoodcontemporaryjewelry?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/heatherskowoodjewelry.userblogs.ganoksin.coms\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/b9a17_GZABmeCtZ8w\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#24 Pre&#8211;Columbian Art + Architecture My 6th grade history teacher presented the history of Latin America to me in a way that made me fall madly in love with the art and architecture of that part of the world. 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