With flights at a standstill worldwide, it can be nice to think of a time when airplanes were not needed to get to far places. Let’s take a look back at Icarus taking to the skies with the “Flight of Icarus.”
‘The Flight of Icarus’, tells the tale of the fabled flight of Icarus and serves as a cautionary tale for those who think they know better than their father. It also tells the tale of a foolish king and continuing on in the face of grief and the loss of a loved one.
One day Daedulus a master craftsman and artist of some renown and power was commissioned by the King of Crete, Minos to build the labyrinth that would eventually house the Minatour. Not long after completing the labyrinth, his patron imprisoned Daedulus and his son Icarus. Minos, was obviously not the brightest leader in the world at the time. Imprisoning a genius in a maze of their own devising isn’t the smartest move. Remind you of any current world leaders?
Of course Daedulus was able to come up with a solution for him and his son to escape the labyrinth. He constructed wings! Move over Red Bull! Daedulus was giving people wings way before you!
The wings he built for him and his son were made of wax and feathers and they worked like a charm. Daedulus warned his son Icarus not to fly to close to the sun, because the wax might melt.
While making their escape, Icarus was caught up in the excitement of flight. He ignored his father’s warning. As he got higher and higher the wax softened, and then melted.
As the feathers fell one by one, so would Icarus, who crashed into the sea and was drowned. Perhaps Daedulus should have known better. Teenagers have a long history of not listening to their parents.
Grief stricken, Daedulus settled in Sicily and hung up his wings for good, lamenting with grief that his own creation was responsible for the death of his son, by the sun.
Hmm, maybe it would be better to take an airplane after all….
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I love your work so much. The reflections on the vases are just so beautiful.
Gorgeous. I love how red oxide glaze goes black on firing. How ode to Greek too! I did hope for the joke of it…the pun… You’d say something so I could say that’s a crock! But I’ll wait I guess 😁.
Each vase has such partner than life personality.
Gorgeous! Equally wonderful story pairing!
Your work is so beautiful and your way of telling a story. Thank you. Take care. Regards
Thank you! I hope you are keeping well.
So pretty!
Beautiful! Love the story, too. Terra firma sounds pretty good to me!
I hear that! No melted wings for me thanks!
Beautiful vases! And I loved your retelling of the myth.
Thank you! So glad you enjoyed it. I hope you are keeping well.
I love the Icarus story. Hopefully your case doesn’t melt.
Er, I mean your vase.
I love the rich colors of your vases! You are quite the artist. 💕
I love I can’t fly too high continually immersed in the depths of your pottery. They are of course vessels with a volume within. And also, they have what feel like infinite depths in their finishes to immerse oneself and swim in. It full-on strikes chords that resonate with me that your finishes are in no way just surfaces. Your finishes have so much depth as well.
Thank you Jordan, for your thoughtful comment. That means a lot to me. I hope you are keeping well.
You’re welcome. You as well.
A fascinating story and the vase is strikingly beautiful. The colors are so deep and rich.
The Greek island of Icaria also got its name from Icarus, because it was believed he fell in the sea near there. Gorgeous vase for my favourite myth.
Thank you, Aspasia, that is very kind of you. I hope you are keeping well.
A great take on the story of Icarus! And that vase is stunning!
I think that this myth inspired Leonardo da Vinci .
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ornithopter
It’s so beautiful. I wish I could shine a light on it & appreciate it for long periods of time while listening to the Iron Maiden song of the same name. : )
Maybe one day soon I can purchase one of my favorite vases you’ve created.
Beautiful craftsmanship & colorations
Yet another interesting tale, loved reading it 🙂
Beautiful work!
Beautiful!