I wanted to make this Medusa spider almost from the beginning. Something about the Gorgon's serpentine hair and body just scream "spider" to me. The portrayal of Medusa in the 1981 movie
Clash of the Titans was downright creepy to me as a child. The idea that the mere sight of a being could turn a person to stone? Incredible. But even more incredible, how does one's natural morbid curiosity keep him or her from looking at Medusa?
Figuring out what to use for her--the spider's--body was more of a challenge, but it didn't take me long to locate this small hand-fired Raku bottle made by
The Crafty Bead on Etsy. Variations of green and gray compliment the piece perfectly.
Materials: Raku bottle bead with cork, pewter Medusa head bead, gold and green glass bugle and seed beads, ivory plastic E beads, green craft wire, silver wire
