Milky Amber Angel Heart Ring with Stick Star

エンジェルハートリングwスティックスター

Milky Galaxy with a Golden Sun

Without light there can be no shadow and without shadow there can be no light. Like chaos and order, they are but two sides of the same coin.

Ivory and Ebony

アイボリーとエボニートルソーペンダント

There was definitely something sexy about the 70's because "Ivory Lady" appeared during that time and the Ebony Torso Pendant, which was auctioned this January, was signed '77- the same year as the Banana Belt Buckle.

A silver torso was made in '91 and can still be purchased today.

Hyde Ring (aka NEW Angel Heart Ring)

ニューエンジェルハートリング

This blood red ring appeared around '99 and was specially commissioned by Hyde of L'Arc~en~Ciel. It featured a setting that was drawn closer to the original ring worn by De Niro in Angel Heart.

Old Amber Angel Heart Ring #01

Of all of the Angel Heart Rings, I'd have to say that the old ambers have the highest degree of individual variation. Like snowflakes, no two are exactly alike.

Vintage Postcards

Satsuki of Rentrer en Soi

砂月のエンジェルハートリングホワイト

 

 

Satsuki of visual kei rock band Rentrer en Soi and his Angel Heart Rings. His amber can be seen in the music video "Sympathy".

Angel Heart Ring with Navigation Star

レアエンジェルハートリングwナビゲイシュンスター

Alex Streeter Museum: Tour Conclusion

 

This concludes our virtual tour of the Alex Streeter Metal Museum. Please keep in mind that these photos are from February, so things may have changed since then. Also, while I have shown a lot, I haven't shown everything. If you have a chance to visit Tucson, it's definitely worth checking out.

Meanwhile, a mysterious ring of nature wanders the streets of Tokyo...

Alex Streeter Museum Part 7: The Angel Heart Ring

エンジェルハートリングコレックシュン

Finally, we arrive at the exhibit of Alex's most iconic creation, the Angel Heart Ring. They are ever-evolving and have a special magick that draws them to their owners, wherever in the world they may be.

Alex Streeter Museum Part 6: Magic Domes

Alex Streeter Museum Part 5: The Silver Road and more

ローマンロード

Alex Streeter Museum Part 4: Bronze Collection

マジックシッティズ

セルティックコレックシュン

A Tribute to Kathy Acker

April 18, 1947 – November 30, 1997

 

  

A tribute to avante-garde writer and punk movement icon Kathy Acker. 

Alex Streeter Museum Part 3: Lures and Lizards

ロードリンクとリザードブレスレット

A rare fossilized insect

Alex Streeter Museum Part 2: Claw and Tooth

Alex Streeter Museum Part 1: Flying Hearts

Claw Link Necklace and Flying Heart in Amber Ring

ハートウィングコレックシュン

Missed the Tucson Artists' Open Studios? Then take a trip back with me 2 months before... It's February, the gem shows are on and here we are at the Alex Streeter Metal Museum. First stop- the Flying Hearts Collection.

There's also a rare meteorite ring in there.

To the Land of the Rising Sun (日本に行く)

The Golden Sun Angel Heart Ring

つぎは...

Just as the last of the mountain snow here in LA is melting away, I'm flying to Japan. So for the next week or so, this blog will mostly be updated with pics from my February trip to the Alex Streeter Metal Museum in Tucson. Stay tuned...

Inoran of Luna Sea

Inoranのエンジェルハートリング

Inoran of Japanese rock band Luna Sea wearing an Amber Angel Heart Ring.

Vintage Banana Belt Buckle (signed '77)

1977年のバナナバックル

Nearly a decade before Alex Streeter was approached to design the first Angel Heart Ring for the film, he signed and sold this Warhol-inspired banana belt buckle. Measuring about 6.75 inches (17cm) in length, the peel of this early creation is made of brass and the inner part silver. It's such an early work that it doesn't even have Alex's trademark stamp- the dot within the circle.

As tempting as it is to photograph the buckle as it must have looked when sold to the original owner (not me), I just can't bring myself to polish off a patina that took over 30 years to develop. It is by far the oldest piece in my collection and I have to say, it's still as fresh as ever.

 

Marilyn Manson's Angel Heart Rings

Marilyn Manson in the 2001 music video "Tainted Love"

From the BMW film short "Beat the Devil"

マリリン・マンソンのエンジェルハートリング