* Ready to Ship * Persephone's Diadem Ring II. Mother of Pearl. Size 6.5

This ring is Ready to Ship and will leave the studio in 3 - 5 business days. It is a size 6.5 and can not be resized. These photos are not of the specific ring you will be receiving but they are very similar. 

If you purchase this item with any other jewel, please be aware that our jewelry is handmade to order and takes approximately 6-8 weeks to create before shipping, meaning your Ready to Ship jewel will ship with the rest of your order. This cuts down on multiple shipping costs for you, and unnecessary waste for the environment. 

This delicate ring is an homage to Persephone, Queen of The Underworld, using cast bat wing bones to make the elegant shape of an ornate crown.  The three Mother of Pearl cabochons represent the tears of grief.

Persephone: Persephone embodies a number of complex dualities. She exists in the liminal space of belonging both to the Upperworld (Earth, the plane of the living) as well as the Underworld, the land of shadows and the dead. In each plane, she carries a different role; in the Upperworld she is the “returned” beloved daughter to Demeter. In the Underworld, she is Queen of the dead, shrouded in shadow and darkness. This ability to embody a dual nature also resides within each of us, we are capable of the transformations required to move between worlds and within each world; the inner and the outer realms of ourselves.

Persephone is a personification of death and rebirth, of renewal (seasons, the psyche) as well as the mysteries, terrors and power of the Underworld. She is both seen as destroyer, as well as linked to fertility, her mother Demeter controls the harvest while the darkness of the underworld suggests a metaphor for the creative wellspring.

The Bat: Rich with meaning and metaphor, the Bat has conflicting reputations. Here, in America, it is associated with fear, death and the scarier aspects of the night. It appears in Vampire lore and in other gothic horror tales as something to be feared, especially in the supernatural sense. Yet in China, it has been revered as a symbol of good luck and prosperity since antiquity, appearing on furniture, clothing and jewelry. 

When I think of the Bat, I think of its amazing ability to “see” in the dark via echolocation. Known to do so whilst in flight, they are able to navigate the night while avoiding both other bats and elements of their terrain such as trees. Their lack of sight in the traditional sense makes for a wonderfully nuanced metaphor for being able to see with our other senses, such as our intuition, in times of anxiety, grief and  other inky emotions. 

Akin to The Hanged Man tarot card, the Bat hangs upside down when resting / sleeping, curling its leathery wings over its body like a blanket. Just as The Hanged Man tarot card suggests seeing things from a different perspective, the Bat can assist us to do the same, observing things with our intuition or in ways we might not have thought of.