Les Yeux Turquoises Mandalaby *Quaddles-Roost

Traditional Art / Drawings / Abstract

In many cultures of the Old and New Worlds, this gemstone Turquoise, has been esteemed for thousands of years as a holy stone, a bringer of good fortune or a talisman. The oldest evidence for this claim was found in Ancient Egypt, where grave goods with turquoise inlay were discovered, dating from 3000 BC. In the ancient Persian Empire, the sky-blue gemstones were earlier worn round the neck or wrist as protection against unnatural death. If they changed colour, the wearer was thought to have reason to fear the approach of doom. Meanwhile, it has been discovered that turquoise certainly can change colour, but that this is not necessarily a sign of impending danger. The change can be caused by light, or by a chemical reaction brought about by cosmetics, dust or the acidity of the skin

^{Drawn freehand with Staedtler/Pilot/Rotring Rapidograph pens - 0.7, 0.5- with Copic/Letraset Promarkermarkers and use of a lightbox
Original size is 8" x 8" from sketchbook
Created Dec`08 to Oct`12 - only 46 months!!!}