ABJ Glassworks: The Ringbearers Collection, tonight at 6pm EST

Happy Tolkien Reading Day!

Happy Tolkien Reading Day, and Destruction of the One Ring Day! In recognition of this day I am happy to introduce my Ringbearers Collection, inspired by some of the characters who bore the One Ring through darkness and light. I have been working on these three new pieces for quite some time and I am very happy to be able to release them today! These will be available tonight, March 25th at 6pm EST. These are not limited edition items, so they will all be available again in the future.

This is the Where the Shadows Lie Suncatcher. Inspired by Sauron and the land of Mordor in Tolkien’s Middle Earth. The suncatcher is handmade from beveled glass, which catches the light when placed in sunlight, and black and clear glass which I have handpainted and fired to an enamel finish. The central piece features the Eye of Sauron in flame atop Barad-dûr. Above and below the Eye are parts of the flail of the Witch-king of Angmar, the leader of the Nazgûl.

There is an option to include a removable "One Ring". The can be attached with a small clasp or discretely removed as you wish.

Next is the Ringbearers Suncatcher, inspired by two of the brave Hobbits of the Shire, Frodo and Sam and their friendship and journey in The Lord of the Rings. The central motif is a bright variegated orange sunflower, accented with a brown glass center and green glass leaves. To me, this sunflower symbolizes the brightness of their spirits in dark places. Sunflowers are beautiful, while also nourishing. Their stalks grow thick and strong, and their roots hold to the earth with all their strength. I often find the stalks in our garden still standing, even after the hardest winters.

The bright sunflower is flanked on top and bottom by the Shire hobbit doors of Sam and Frodo, in bright yellow and green. There is also an option to include a removable "One Ring" and/or removeable silver Mallorn Nut (inspired by the small nut gifted to Sam by Galadriel, which he used to plant a new Party Tree after the Scouring of the Shire - the only Mallorn between the mountains and the sea).

Finally, The Hilt of Narsil, inspired by the moment at the end of the Second Age when Isildur picks up the hilt-shard of his father's blade Narsil, and uses it to cut the One Ring from the hand of Sauron and take it for himself.

Like the two other new designs, The Hilt of Narsil is also available with or without the optional One Ring attachment.

I hope you all enjoy my new designs and you get to spend a little of your time today with Tolkien’s works if you wish!

My best wishes, Ashley