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Posted by: joyce Post Reply
05/07/2007, 00:05:55

He will be traveling on to Istanbul in about 10 days. He should be back in the states around the third week in May. Safe and happy travels, Jamey!



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From Roma
Re: Greetings from Jamey in Sicily just in... -- joyce Post Reply Edit Forum Where am I?
Posted by: Beadman Post Reply
05/14/2007, 03:00:43

Hi you all,

Today is my last day in Italy. It has been really fantastic.

I have been to so many museums, sites, and churches--it would make your head spin. I've already taken over 700 photographs (and more to come).

In Naples, I viewed a terrific show of ancient amber beads and artifacts--and of course bought the huge catalogue. (My luggage is now so heavy.) We also spent an afternoon at Herucaneum (sort of likethe smaller Pompei). There are not many beads in the museums, but the occasional Phoenician eye beads, and the like, and some nice gold and stone combinations. I'm shooting statues and mosaics.

I spent one morning at the cameo factory in Torre del Grecco, watching a gentleman carve a cameo. That was pretty interesting.

Yesterday, I walked by the Collesum in Rome,and took the obligatory photo.

Tomorrow--off to Istanbul.

I wish I had time to read all the current messages. I miss you all.

Jamey



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And your luggage would be REALLY heavy if I were inside!
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Posted by: Joyce Post Reply
05/14/2007, 08:59:47

Thanks for thinking of us, Jamey, it sounds like a super adventure! We miss you too, and I hope you will share some images with us in a few weeks.

Any chance the gentleman carving a cameo let you photograph?

Jamey has been traveling in Italy with Maggie Meister, who does BeadVenture tours in Italy. She is a most dynamic personality and a talented artist, friendly and fun too! I see that her current tour in Italy begins tomorrow.

Here's Maggie's site:

http://www.mmmbeads.com/index.htm

She's an extremely talented seed bead artist whose work truly is collectible art.


Related link: Maggie's page on the BeadVenture site
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Now In Istanbul!
Re: And your luggage would be REALLY heavy if I were inside! -- Joyce Post Reply Edit Forum Where am I?
Posted by: Beadman Post Reply
05/18/2007, 09:45:54

Hi you all--

Im in Istanbul--usıng a Turkish computer where I cannot find the apostrophe nor do I always remember to use the right "i" key. I wıll make this short.

Istanbul ıs beautıful--though I am frustrated that I dont understand any words except the English words occasionally ınserted that they have adapted.

Yesterday I saw the unıversıty museum where we wıll have a wonderful exhıbıt--and today I visıted the curator who be be in charge of the ancient exhibits. Then I saw the catalogues ğroduced for the Carpet Conference--all fırst rate and beautiful. I am very ımpressed. Tomorrow I get to see some of the old city.

Yes Joyce--I did get to photograph the cameo-carver ın Naples--so Ill post that when I return.

I wıll try to get onlıne agaın. But ın two days I head to the south of Turkey. Im not sure what for--but Im sure it will be fun.

Cheers--Jamey



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Greetings Jamey...
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Posted by: joyce Post Reply
05/19/2007, 22:11:40

Thank you for the update. Looking forward to hearing what may be in the ancient bead collections displayed. Travel safely, I'm anticipating hearing more and seeing images too!

The International Bead and Beadwork Conference site has been updated to include the bead sessions, link below.


Related link: The Bead Sessions at IBBC
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It's My Last Day In Turkey
Re: Greetings Jamey... -- joyce Post Reply Edit Forum Where am I?
Posted by: Beadman Post Reply
05/23/2007, 06:43:43

Hi you all,

I have been having a terrific time--and just returned from a road trip to the south. I got to live a goal of mine--which was to see the famous 'Artemis' statue ın Ephasus--and she ıs delightful. In fact, the museum has THREE Artemıs statues, so I was overjoyed. (I will post some ımages, but you can Google 'artemıs ephasus' and you can probably fınd a photo.)

Tomorrow I fly to Rome and Frankfort--and then return the next day to the US. I now have over 1000 ımages to deal wıth....

Turkey is beautıful (a lot like Calıfornia), and the Turkısh people are very nice. I think everyone should come here!

More soon. Jamey



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Ephesus
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Posted by: Dari Post Reply
05/23/2007, 11:45:50

Ephesus is very interesting ... I was there a few years ago. Turkey is also an enjoyable country to travel in. Happy to hear you are having a great time.

Regards,
Dari



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Artemis
Re: It's My Last Day In Turkey -- Beadman Post Reply Edit Forum Where am I?
Posted by: Beadman Post Reply
05/26/2007, 07:20:30

Hi you all,

I'm now back home in Santa Rosa.

This has been such a great trip, on many levels--both personally and professionally. I hardly know where to begin synthesizing all the stuff I saw and learned.

In the coming days I will begin to upload and deal with all of the photos I took. And I'll talk about where I went and what I saw and did, here at the forum.

Making a pilgrimage to Ephesus to see the statue of "Artemis" remains one of my peak experiences. Since I brought it up, engage the link below to go to a site that displays a photograph of one of the three statues I saw. Unfortunately, the accompanying text at that site is basically confused and mistaken, so I would tend to disregard what it has to say.

The statues from antiquity that are now identified as "Artemis" (still one of my favorite goddesses) are conveniently so-identified to make connections between early and later concepts. The statue is not really Artemis (nor the Diana of the Romans), but represents an earlier mother/fertility goddess—whose name is no longer known. Her temple at Ephesus was one of the Ancient Wonders of the World, but sadly no longer remains. I viewed and photographed what is left—this being a single column. The rest of the temple was scavenged and used to construct other buildings. And even here, the first temple had been destroyed in antiquity, by fire, by a madman (looking to create an infamy to preserve his name). It is said that the temple was burnt down the night Alexander the Great was born. (Another of my favorite historical persons.) When people used to say "Isn't your goddess powerful enough to protect her temple?"—the reply was, "Our goddess wanted to be present at the birth of Alexander, so she was not here to prevent the disaster"—which I think is a nice story.

Getting back to the statue. When I was first exposed to this and similar images, I made the mistaken assumption that the lobes between her chest and waist are "breasts." (Lots of people have presumed this in various interpretations that you can read about—including at the link I post here.) It's a natural mistake. It seems logical that this is the Great Mother who feeds the world—and that was my assumption too. However, I have read a lot about this in the past couple of years, and I have had to change my interpretation to one that initially is less pleasant and more surprising. The girdle of rounded items that she wears are actually bull testicles. They do not symbolize nourishing, but rather fecundity. And they are not part of her anatomy, but rather are like a garment that she is wearing. The testicles are connected to something like a leather harness that she is wearing below a series of necklaces (that cover her breasts). This is fairly apparent when you see the actual statues. Also, the dress she wears, which has a long narrow skirt, is richly ornamented with deeply carved animals—of which the bull is seen in several places, emphasizing her association and symbolism. I hope to read even more about all this in my ongoing research.

I had hoped to see a different (but related) statue while I was in Naples. However, it was on-loan to a different museum, and not at the Archaeological Museum of Napoli the days I visited there. I have to be happy with the post card and catalogue I bought..., until I can return. The Neapolitan statue is similar to those from Ephesus, but is less than life size (—I'm not sure how tall, since I didn't see it), and it is richly ornamented with gold. Plus, her face and hands are black—which is beautiful and interesting. Her head gear is also different. I'll post a scan when I get to that, in the near future.

Anyway, it's time for me to rest again, and get back on to local time.

Have a good day. Jamey


Related link: http://www.arthistory.sbc.edu/imageswomen/papers/coffeyartemis/artemis.html

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Thanks Jamey, welcome home!
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Posted by: joyce Post Reply
05/26/2007, 07:29:15

Glad you're back safe. Rest well!



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Jamey - Bring me back a present, please.
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05/15/2007, 14:02:53



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