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This piece, along with a few others from the same period, was inspired by the
song, "Midnight Sun." Rarely do I become so obsessed
with one piece that I work on it to the exclusion of all others,
but in this case, I spent 14 straight 10 hour days creating
the top and bottom frames of the bracelet and forming and
placing the filler wires into them with fine tweezers. This
period was followed by two weeks of raging tendonitis and
a bit more common sense about following the instructions I
give all my students: vary your tasks to save your hands.
"Icy White and Crystalline" remains one of my favorite
works of art and one I've kept in my own collection.
The music to "Midnight Sun" was composed by Lionel
Hampton and Sonny Burke in 1947; the lyrics were written
by Johnny Mercer in 1954.
"Your lips were like a red and ruby chalice, warmer than
the summer night
The clouds were like an alabaster palace rising to a snowy
height
Each star it's own aurora borealis, suddenly you held me
tight,
I could see the Midnight Sun
I can't explain the silver rain that found me, or was that
a moonlight veil?
The music of the universe around me, or was that a nightingale?
And then your arms miraculously found me, suddenly the sky
turned pale,
I could see the Midnight Sun
Was there such a night? It's a thrill I still don't quite
believe,
But after you were gone, there was still some stardust on
my sleeve
The flame of it may dwindle to an ember, and the stars forget
to shine,
And we may see the meadow in December, icy white and crystalline
But oh my darling always I'll remember when your lips were
close to mine,
And we saw the Midnight Sun" |
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