{"id":139,"date":"2009-03-01T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-03-01T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"\/fun_elegant_jewelry_inspired_by_toadstools_\/"},"modified":"2011-01-30T22:11:48","modified_gmt":"2011-01-31T05:11:48","slug":"fun_elegant_jewelry_inspired_by_toadstools_","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.polymathdesignlab.com\/weblog\/2009\/03\/fun_elegant_jewelry_inspired_by_toadstools_\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun, elegant jewelry inspired by&#8230; toadstools?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I just got some great new jewelry posted over at\u00a0<a title=\"Polymath Design Lab @ Etsy\" href=\"http:\/\/polymath.etsy.com\" target=\"_blank\">my shop<\/a> today. One of the great features of etsy (where I have my shop) is the focus on community. And one of the ways they have to build community is through the creation of &#8216;teams&#8217; of sellers that have something in common &#8211; whether that be background, media, style, or anything else. I have joined two etsy teams so far&#8230;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/team.etsy.com\/profilest\/or.shtml\" target=\"_blank\">PDX Etsy<\/a> (for people from the Portland area) and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/madscientistsofetsy.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mad Scientists of Etsy<\/a> (for those with a background or day job in science or whose work draws on science.)<\/p>\n<p>The Mad Scientists run a monthly challenge where they provide a topic and everyone who wishes creates something \u00a0that ties into that topic. The picture you&#8217;re looking at is one of my entries in the February challenge, which had the topic of Mycology. I had a couple of related ideas on this one, tried them all out, and liked them &#8211; so I ended up posting 3 separate items for the challenge. Two necklaces and one pair of earrings, all inspired by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Amanita_muscaria\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Amanita muscaria<\/span><\/a> &#8211; the iconic toadstool also known as fly agaric.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/32\/Amanita_muscaria_3_vliegenzwammen_op_rij.jpg\/800px-Amanita_muscaria_3_vliegenzwammen_op_rij.jpg\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"3\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" align=\"left\" \/> This distinctive fungus pops up in all sorts of interesting cultural places, from the Super Mario Brothers 1-up mushroom, to Smurf houses, to fairy pedestals in European renaissance art. In my tributes, I combined elements of poplar that I had laser etched with an illustration of the gill pattern from <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Amanita muscaria <\/span>with vivid red-and-white polka dotted lampwork beads and 14 karat gold-filled chain and toggle clasps. As I said, I really liked how they all turned out&#8230; the red and white is classic and fun, and even gives it a bit of retro-50s flair, in my opinion. 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