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Ixchel (pronounced Ish-shell) is the Mayan goddess of the moon, childbirth, healing and weaving. To the ancient Mayan culture of Central America, the the phases of the moon were associated with the cycles of humans. The Mayan's God of the Moon, Itzamna, was married to the powerful Goddess Ixchel.

Ixchel is the protector of women in childbirth and a Goddess of medicine. She is also the Goddess of weaving and is often shown sitting peacefully at a loom. Her animal is the dragonfly. Call on the Goddess Ishell when you wish to express and inspire your creativity. She helps make women fruitful and sends rain to the earth.

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About My Original Design

My Ixchel Designer Necklace is strung with three handmade ceramic beads with a mother-of-pearl finish. Plus four foil center lampworked glass oval beads with spirals on the surface.

Also four cast pewter spiral disks with fine silver finish, sterling silver bali spacers and a designer sterling silver S hook clasp complete the design. All interspersed with czech glass beads in colors of light & medium turquoise.

This necklace includes my original design of an Ixchel pendant, handmade from natural earth clays, and fired to over 2,000 degrees. It has a soft sea foam blue glaze with a mother of pearl finish. 22kt white gold luster is used to accent her large "earrings" and chunky necklace. The final step, after three firings in the kiln, is to hand-wrap her with sterling wire with a "sash" resembling an indigenous woven waist belt. A bold coiled spiral adorns her head and forms the bead bail.

Strand Length 26" - Pendant length- 2.5"- Necklace can be shortened.

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Glass Spiral Earrings