CRACKED MYTHS
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PHYLAX
Currently in its raw clay stage. This Phylax will be glazed bright red to echo the sculpture that are to be found in Palaio Faliro in an Athens suburb. The internationally known Greek artist Kostia Georgiou created this as a non-religious work with the title translated from Ancient Greek to mean guard, watcher or protector.…
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PHRASES FOR THE CLIO’S CRACKED MYTHS BOOK
Paper pages will be attached to the inside of the ceramic book and a variety of Greek phrases will be written on them. These phrases were all derived from Ancient Greek stories, but they frequently used in the modern world. Between a rock and a hard place – from the myth of Scylla and Charybdis…
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TYPHON AND ECHIDNA
First days for Typhon, still in raw clay stage. Considered to be the Father of all Monsters Typhon was the last child of Gaia, fathered by Tartarus, and, as you can see from the image below is considered the most powerful and deadliest of all creatures in Greek mythology. When he appeared a storm would…
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SATOR SQUARE
One of my big towers will stand on a SATOR square which is an ancient 5 by 5 Latin word grid. This grid consists of five five-letter words: SATOR, AREPO, TENET, OPERA, and ROTAS. Sator: Sower, planter, or creator Arepo: Most likely a proper name or even an invented word Tenet: Keeps Opera: Work or endeavors Rotas: Wheels or ploughs…
