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Bardo Gates II  “The Witches”

2015

450X300x80cm Black metal and mild steel construction.

location  Bardo Galley Kernave LT

 

 

 

s v mitchell artist stand 2 © s v mitchell artist stand 1©

Bardo Easel

Life Size,

170x80x80cm

2015

medium: Acrylic cold cast resin. stainless steel. bronze,

coated with voodoo black ash.

available in 2016

 

 S V Mitchell artist Bardo gates

Bardo Gates I

240X450x30cm

2013

Black metal and mild steel construction.

location  Bardo Galley Kernave LT

 

Bronze, 2011, 55x33x64cm. Edition of 5

Silver, 2012, 55x33x64cm. Edition of 2

Homage

Bronze

2011, 55x33x64cm.

Edition of 5

Silver

2012, 55x33x64cm.

Edition of 2

Stonehenge Skull

 Stonehenge skull
Hand-carved from Sarson stone from Stonehenge sacred site in England

Sedona Skull

The Sedona Crystal Skull.
Hand carved from quartz crystal found only in the sacred red rock in Sedona, AZ, USA

 

My sacred mission to create the skulls began when I was given the Sarson stone from Stonehenge. It was removed from the sacred site at Stonehenge in 1958 while repair work was being carried out on the circle. I didn’t know what to use it for. So I kept it in my studio with some other interesting crystals which I had collected and just admired it. In 1999, while on a vision quest in Canada, I received the vision (idea) to carve the Stonehenge skull. I was then introduced to master quartz carver, Raven Youngman and with his help and guidance, I had the tools that I needed to bring my visions to life. Working with moon cycles and knowledge passed to me by the indigenous craftsmen who had inspired me, the creation of my skulls became my sole mission. It took 6 years to complete the skulls.