| Long Man of WIlmington |
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| By: Sarah Groff |
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The Long Man of Wilmington is perhaps the largest outline of a human
figure in Europe. Located in Suxxex, England, near the White Cliffs of Dover, it is 240 feet tall. My daughter
and granddaughter live near the Long Man and often take this walk, from which the glyph, carved in limestone, is clearly visible.
Click here to learn more about the Long Man.
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| Mayan Heiroglyphics |
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| By: Mabel Hanscom |
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This piece of baked Sculpy, aged by acrylic paint and mod podge,
uses Mayan symbols to convey the message: Professor sitting
on a hill contemplating chocolate.
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| National Health Reform Plate |
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| By: Kerry Treasure |
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This etched ceramic plate is divided into slices to indicate the relative
proportion of each food group that we should consume for a healthy and balance diet. The size of the plate -- 8"
in diameter -- shows the overall portion we should have per meal... much smaller than the trough-sized platters we often
eat from in America, the obesity capital of the world.
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| Novus Ordo Seculorum |
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| By: Wanda Kline |
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The pyramid represents strength and duration. On the US dollar bill,
this symbol is capped by the all-seeing eye. My piece replaces the eye with the all-hearing cell phone. Beneath
the pyramid is the legend: Novus Ordo Seculorum: "A
New Order Has Begun." A new order indeed!
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| Egyptian Symbols |
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| By: Theresa Palermo |
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Self-hardening clay and various paints result in this old-looking Egyptian
placque with symbols meaning:
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| Ceranic Tile Quadriptych |
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| By: Wanda Kline |
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This still-in-progress four-tile series, a quadriptych, is made from ceramic tiles. Each tile could stand alone, but
together they tell the story of women on the beach. In doing this project, I discovered how very difficult it is to
actually incise images into a hard surface. This experience makes me even more amazed by the ancient stone carved glyphs
of ancient people.
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| The Puzzle |
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| By: Kathy Nichols |
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Glyphs are ancient and sacred incised symbols written to
clarify, yet shrouded in mystery. Similarly, both labyrinths and mazes are ancient and sacred structures
with an important difference: Mazes have a dead end and, in a sense, are shrouded in mystery.
Labyrinths can be traveled and the traveler
comes out of the puzzle enlightened. The
books of the world's four great religions also are ancient and sacred. For some, they offer solutions and
enlightenment. For others, mystery remains. And, importantly, all four religions, and
their sacred texts are overlapping and interwoven. From these concepts, I developed my glyph. I
interwove pages from the Koran, the Bible, the Torah, and the I-Ching. Into the stacks of overlapping pages,
I incised both a labyrinth and a maze.
Click here to see a close up of the Puzzle Glyph.
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