Dawn of CopperZone:

Virus, Copper and the Mythic Flying Phallus

Emergence of CopperZone had to do with four coincidental factors: Beginning of coronavirus pandemic in Spring 2020, copper’s ability to kill bacteria and viruses, my long lasting fascination with copper as an artistic material and with… the flying phallus, aka fascinum, which ancient Romans used as lucky amulets to ward off disease and an evil eye.

From this amalgam, an idea was born: To create a “Magic Wand”, a more symbolic and less explicit version of fascinum, combining the mythic power of its predecessor and a copper’s natural ability to kill the virus.

My Personal Copper Journey

There is too much thinking and complicated technology in the modern world and we often forget the precious knowledge we inherited. I wanted to help to revive it. The Magic Wand was meant to be my personal contribution, my help to people in the pandemic world we have found ourselves to be in. I wanted to spread the knowledge about copper’s incredible abilities and follow a long tradition of ancient cultures in a unique and personal way.
From here, other ideas have been manifesting – copper face masks, copper malas, copper wipes and pouches, grounding matts, door handles and, and… Ideas keep coming. CopperZone keeps expanding its portfolio as well as my personal discovery of ways how copper can benefit us today. But not just that. Each CopperZone product is made by hand, with care, love and my sense of beauty in an eye. 

Gregory C Kelley