A little more detail…

The barn owl, with its silent flight, ghostly appearance, and haunting screeches, has woven itself into the fabric of folklore and artistic expression, appearing across cultures as a potent and often contradictory symbol.

Mystery and the Unknown: The barn owl’s nocturnal habits and silent flight make it a creature of the shadows, evoking a sense of mystery, the hidden, and the unseen. It can represent the hidden aspects of the psyche or the deeper truths that lie beyond conscious awareness.

Wisdom and Intuition: Despite its association with darkness, owls, particularly the barn owl, are often linked to wisdom, knowledge, and intuition, according to Wild Gratitude. Their ability to navigate the darkness and locate prey based on sound alone can symbolize the power of inner knowing, trusting intuition, and finding clarity in challenging situations.

Death and Transformation: In some traditions, the barn owl’s ghostly appearance and association with the night have connected it with death and the underworld. However, this connection isn’t always negative. In some contexts, it can also signify transformation, regeneration, and the cycle of life and rebirth.

Protection and Guardianship: The barn owl’s silent hunt and its role as a nocturnal predator can be interpreted as a symbol of protection and guardianship, especially against hidden dangers in the dark, notes

Gwen Harwood’s acclaimed poem “Barn Owl,” for instance, uses the act of a child shooting a barn owl as a powerful symbol of the loss of innocence and the harsh realities of facing death and consequences. The owl’s silent flight and its eventual suffering highlight the vulnerability of nature in the face of human actions, and the irreversible nature of lost innocence.

The barn owl is a creature that holds multiple, sometimes conflicting, layers of meaning in the realm of poetry and symbolism. They scream of the secrets of the night and the wisdom gleaned from silence. The transition between life and death and the transformative power of experience. The hidden dangers or unseen truths that require keen perception and intuition to navigate.

“In my Hare – y – gr – Owl – er world the ‘Owl represents high mindedness, consciousness the mind. ” The Growler

Owl necklace – handmade & recycled sterling silver coins

“Collect these charms and memories of your life and add them to your tree; This wonderfully playful owl piece will not only look fab on a necklace or bracelet but will also give a fabulous wildlife feel to your bronze tree sculpture. She may also perfectly represents you, the strong, wise and playful individual in your life !”

If you are lucky enough to have the tree sculpture, find you and your family tree in its physical form, made eternal yet ever changing. Add an owl, an acorn, a symbol of a family member, and watch your tree grow with your family.

You don’t need the tree sculpture to enjoy this owl, wear her as beautiful nature loving single pendant on a necklace, as part of a branch of leaves spanning a bigger design you have imagined on a necklace, representing your own personal aesthetic or family and friends.

Each owl. acorn, leaf and charm is movable, allowing you to customise the jewellery you create and the sculpture you design.

Create show stopping, mystical necklaces with a myriad of leaves, studded with stars, or be beautifully understated with a bracelet, holding a single acorn, a symbol of your own strength, your own ability to blossom and become something magnificent.

Size : 23mm * 11mm

*** Other charms in the pictures such as oak leaves, acorns are to illustrate the various looks and combinations. They are available separately within the collection. ***