Ariadne's Ring
Here a photo of Ariadne's hand complete with engagement ring. I am now informed by Xavier that it is still a prototype and that Rupert the ring designer has commissioned a Finnish sculptress named Ulpu to complete the final piece.
Meanwhile Ariadne continues to sport this top heavy object. She even maintains her dog training schedule. When I inquired as to the stylistic influences on the ring Xavier says he has moved from his Classical Antiquity phase to his Viking phase.
Yesterday we visited the end of year degree exhibition at the College of Fine Arts. Xavier insisted on sporting his Trident, claiming that of all people, the incumbents of said institution should understand. Personally I think said inhabitants just as likely as anyone to be put out when poked in the foot by a small person wielding an oversized pitchfork (as evidenced by the reaction of the Head of School who had the misfortune to share an elevator with us). Xavier added insult to injury by then treating the Head of School to a rather damning (and in my view undeserved) critique of the show, it's lack of vision and maritime themes. Suffice it to say our visit did not pass unnoticed.
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I ask - will Ulpu design the final ring in wood - and if so, which wood - and will that design contain references to In Norse mythology, Yggdrasil ("The Terrible One's Horse"), also called the World Tree; the giant ash tree that links and shelters all the worlds. Beneath the three roots the realms of Asgard, Jotunheim, and Niflheim are located. Three wells lie at its base: the Well of Wisdom (Mímisbrunnr), guarded by Mimir; the Well of Fate (Urdarbrunnr), guarded by the Norns; and the Hvergelmir (Roaring Kettle), the source of many rivers.
Four deer run across the branches of the tree and eat the buds; they represent the four winds. There are other inhabitants of the tree, such as the squirrel Ratatosk ("swift teeth"), a notorious gossip, and Vidofnir ("tree snake"), the golden cock that perches on the topmost bough. The roots are gnawed upon by Nidhogg and other serpents. On the day of Ragnarok, the fire giant Surt will set the tree on fire.
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