Friday, February 22, 2008

Blue glass mataki

This is a mataki or charm that I picked up at a shop in Greece. It is supposed to ward off the evil eye and it must work cuz I haven't seen one recently.

6 comments:

Kathleen Rietz said...

Nice....looks like glazed ceramic to me. Very nice!

Glad the charm is working for you. :)

Joan Y said...

Thanks Kate. It is a cute little charm that I have hanging up in the house.

Anonymous said...

Nicely done Joan!

Serena Lewis said...

What an interesting charm. It's lovely! :)

Joan Y said...

Thanks Mellanie and Serena! I bought it in Tinos, an island off the mainland. Fellow Flickr artist Oursoula from Athens says mataki means "little eye" in Greek. :)

wagonized said...

Very cool! I like your use of color -- it is a bit reminiscent of Laura's (at Laurelines) work.