No one is sure where or when the art-of-wire
sculpture originated; however, it is known that ancient Egyptian
and Phoenician artists practiced it more than 5,000 years
ago.
Early on, gold was recognized as the medium
for accumulating wealth or creating luxury items such as jewelry.
Gold was equated with the sun and the flesh of the deities of Egypt
and silver with the moon and their bones. Semi-precious stones in
red might suggest solar imagery of the typonic forces of evil.
Blues and greens were often equated with the floral kingdom and
concepts such as fertility, joy, rebirth, and the like.
