Bardistry Wandworks--Or, Call me Ollivander

[Seraph]

You have an awesome skill for these! No wonder they sell. Are these just things that occur to you? Do you ever do requests? How do you make these? Is it all carving and paint with the gems/stones added in, or something more?

Glad you like them!

I do take commissions.  It is largely carving, mixed with gold and silver leaf, pyrography, painting and staining, and affixing stones and crystals.  If I do not have a specific commission, then I make whatever I am inspired to make.  I start with a natural branch and work it until it looks the way I want it to.  I am currently working on a more intricately carved commission, which I will post pictures of when finished.

[Seraph]

Wood: Eucalyptus
Length: 11.5"

This wand, carved with tulip and calla lily, invokes the powers of protection, healing, and love. Each stroke of the pattern cut meticulously over multiple weeks, has imbued it with its own unique magic. It is now as finished as it ever will be in my keeping. The intended owner intends to paint it herself.

The tulip features in a Turkish legend in which a man by the name of Farhad, grieving at the news that his love Shirin was dead, rode his horse from a cliff and died. From his blood grew scarlet tulips, symbolizing his perfect love. Farhad and his love for Shirin were reborn into these tulips.

SOLD

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[Seraph]

Here are some fun new pieces, which I am planning to put in my Etsy Shop. I just need a couple more, before I open. These are considered for sale. Guess I got on a bit of a "Horn" and "death-rebirth cycles" theme with these two.



Wood: Juniper
Length: 13"
Inscription: "Purity, Strength, Untameable Spirit"

Unicorns have long been seen as an allegory for the divine emanation into our world. In the Middle Ages, when the unicorn was at its most popular, the "divine emanation" took the form of Jesus Christ, though the images in the allegory echo across history in the legends and myths that far predate Christianity. In these legends, the unicorn is the object of a hunt, which can represent our own need for spiritual fulfillment. But the unicorn has such a powerful and wild spirit that all attempts to capture it directly are fruitless. A virgin, Mary to the Catholics, but just as easily Athena or an aspect of Artemis is needed to sooth the beast. Only the purity and gentleness of the goddess can bring the balance needed for transcendence to the untameable essence of the god in animal form. The god's fate is to die and be reborn, and the goddess is necessary for this process to take place. It is an initiatory myth, where the spiritual seeker, through consorting with the maiden goddess, is killed, releasing the primal innocence of its wild heart, allowing it to ascend to a higher form. Death in this tale is not a tragedy or a punishment, but a means of renewal.

This wand is specially keyed towards magic of renewal, healing, and purification. Juniper wood is in some traditions linked to the Celtic day of the dead known as Samhain, and links to the rebirthing features of the unicorn legend. The unicorn horn was thought to have healing properties in ancient times, curing illnesses and neutralizing poisons. By sympathetic connection, this wand aids in healing and purification magic, making it well suited to those works.

FOR SALE: $120





Wood: Palm
Grip: Jute Cord
Length: 6"

Cernunnos, the Celtic lord of beasts and nature is one of many horned gods this world has known. No written myths or legends of him exist, for the Celts kept an oral tradition, and many think that he was too sacred to write about. Though there are no ancient tales of him, his image is very striking, and lends well to new stories of him; stories which may all be valid if they ring with the feeling of truth.

This athame is carved from a palm scale, and is about 6" long from point to pommel. The obverse has a carving of Cernunnos, and the reverse an image of two of Cernunnos' most iconic symbols: the torc of authority, and the ram-horned snake who is his constant companion. The god's appearance in the shape of a man with deer antlers, accompanied by a creature that combines the ram and the snake shows that this god presides over all animal life, from human down to reptile.

It is speculated that Cernunnos is also a god of death and dying, as an extension of his role as god of the hunt. In the Wiccan calendar, the Horned God dies and is reborn on a yearly basis. The coiling of the snake, and the curling of the ram's horns both reflect the god's cyclical nature. He is the hunter and the hunted, the living and the dying, and the one who must die so that others may live. Here Cernunnos is shown in a cross-legged meditative posture.

FOR SALE $30

[Seraph]

Got a few pieces listed on eBay.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281125633803?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281125611887?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281125619658?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

[Seraph]

I would like to announce, with much pomp and circumstance, that

:band:Bardistry Wands :band:

:drunk:Is now open on Etsy! :drunk:

I have wands, ritual knives, and rune pendants available, and take commissions.  By default, my pieces are made to be used in a ritual context, but they can be used as gaming props, cosplay or LARP accessories, should you desire them for such.  On request, pieces will be made-to-order, so I can fashion you the Staff of Enarius the Younger, Archmage of the Emerald Wave, or a druid's (iron wood) Dagger of the Wilderness, or a simple wand of magic missile if that's what you want. 

My prices range from $10 to $200 and above depending on difficulty, time, size, and materials.  My wands typically run $80-$120, Rune pendants around $10, and ritual knives $30-60, but all of this is variable.  Message me with any special requests.

[Seraph]

This one will be of particular interest to this crowd:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/156330877/mithrandir-the-grey-pilgrim-lotr-lord-of?ref=shop_home_active

[Seraph]

I sold my first piece on etsy!  Just shipped it out today!

[Seraph]

Bumping this thread with the Rod of Shameless Self Promotion

Check out my etsy shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/Bardistry?ref=si_shop

It's got some cool wands and stuff.  Remember I am open to commissions, and will make props for tabletop RP gaming, cosplay, or LARP.

[Seraph]

Hey guys, I wanted to give you all a special offer for my etsy shop.  I am offering a CBG exclusive discount on all items.  Just enter the code TURTLES at checkout to get 20% off your order.