Artista transforma sementes de abacate em criaturas mágicas da floresta

Enquanto preparava um abacate para comer, a artista irlandesa Jan Campbell ficou reparando na beleza de sua semente. Através do seu olhar, ela pensou em todo o potencial da peça, caso fosse esculpida. Desde então, nenhuma semente de abacate vai parar no lixo em sua casa.

As sementes são tratadas como pedras brutas, onde Jan esculpe figuras mágicas das florestas inspiradas no folclore céltico. Cada criatura é um trabalho de arte em miniatura, com tantos detalhes que é difícil imaginar que elas foram esculpidas a partir de uma semente de abacate.

Rowan ?

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A artista vende suas criações através do site Avocado Stone Faces, onde também comercializa peças criadas em bronze. Os itens podem ser usados como pingentes ou como pequenas esculturas que lembram a rica herança cultural céltica no país.

Suas novas criações também são divulgadas com frequência no Instagram, onde a artista já reúne mais de 68 mil seguidores. Espia só algumas destas criaturas da floresta.

Ægir, Norse giant and king of the sea. scroll through the pictures to see his crown of waves ??

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I found Dagda and his magic harp inside an avocado stone ? when the Dagda played his harp he could make anyone who heard it giggle with joy, cry with sorrow, or fall instantly into the softest sleep. The playing of his harp made the seasons come in the correct order ?☀️?❄️ I want to make a small ensemble of musicians ? next I will carve a Viol de Gamba player – let me know if you have any suggestions of other instruments you'd like to see ?

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Bran (meaning "raven"), a Celtic chieftain. Celtic men often grew their moustaches long enough to cover their mouths, acting as a sieve when they drank ? I will soon have Bran pendants available in bronze! ✨

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My shop is now updated with new avocado stone figurines and bronze pendants ? all are ready to ship worldwide ? link to my shop in my profile 🙂

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My next shop update will be in the beginning of June and it will be solely figurines ??? I have a 'Shop Update Alert' mailing list for anyone who doesn't want to miss it ? (link in my profile). I'm going on holiday to Cornwall tomorrow for a week! ? My website shop will be closed until Tuesday the 30th ?

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Pieces I will cast in bronze over the coming months ? I decided to include not one but two of the Forest Guardians from my previous post. There were so many votes for 2 and 3 that I had to choose both ? thank you thank you thank you to everyone who helped me decide ?? you're the best! I'm so excited to see these characters in bronze ? (PS: They are all pendants and there will be a limited edition of 20 of each design) ?

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This avocado stone is an incredibly vivid colour ? Sorry I have been a bit quiet here recently. We adopted a sweet rescue dog at the weekend and she's occupying about 90% of my thoughts at the moment ??? ? I'm going to have a shop update very soon, hopefully this Friday! There will be new bronze designs and avocado stone carvings ? will post photos of the new pieces over the coming days.

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A priestess standing amongst her precious things: a hag stone, rose petals, sea shells, lichen and moss, and my bonsai tree whose name is Yggdrasil standing proudly in full leaf ? I have some exciting plans for this one, to build a tiny permanent world for her to enjoy her days in ?

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