We are not born all at once, but by bits. The body first, and the spirit later; and the birth and growth of the spirit, in those who are attentive to their own inner life, are slow and exceedingly painful. Our mothers are racked with the pains of our physical birth; we ourselves suffer the longer pains of our spiritual growth. (Mary Antin)

Monday, July 10, 2006

Venus bells*

I love copper. Buffed and shiny, with a young bronze patina, or weathered to verdegris, I enjoy copper in its varied forms. Josh and I built our wedding chuppah out of copper plumbing. The chuppah was an 8-foot cube, but the tube was sold in 10-foot lengths, so I had all these 2-foot "ends" lying on the porch all winter, developing a patina. I decided to string them into a windchime, and I'm glad I did. I love the low, firm tones it produces.

*In the Classic era, copper was called cyprium because it was mined in the city of Cyprus, which was sacred to the mythic goddess Venus.

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We are not born all at once, but by bits. The body first, and the spirit later; and the birth and growth of the spirit, in those who are attentive to their own inner life, are slow and exceedingly painful. Our mothers are racked with the pains of our physical birth; we ourselves suffer the longer pains of our spiritual growth. (Mary Antin)

Monday, July 10, 2006

Venus bells*

I love copper. Buffed and shiny, with a young bronze patina, or weathered to verdegris, I enjoy copper in its varied forms. Josh and I built our wedding chuppah out of copper plumbing. The chuppah was an 8-foot cube, but the tube was sold in 10-foot lengths, so I had all these 2-foot "ends" lying on the porch all winter, developing a patina. I decided to string them into a windchime, and I'm glad I did. I love the low, firm tones it produces.

*In the Classic era, copper was called cyprium because it was mined in the city of Cyprus, which was sacred to the mythic goddess Venus.

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