what i made of my gift

'life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity and responsibility
to give something back by becoming more.'
- anthony robbins

mellisa at chinook designs asked for some help naming this glaze color in her blog... she liked my suggestion which was blue spruce and gave me this beautiful pendant! it was a gift - but i felt like a kid who had won a prize! this gift has given me the privilege, opportunity and responsibility to give back by helping it to become more!

i love the deep texture, line and natural motif that it possesses... i did not want to overwhelm the pendant but to enhance it... thinking about blue spruce, took me to large shade tree, took me to sanctuary... thinking of a summer breeze moving the large branches, butterflies fluttering & dragonflies buzzing brought me to movement... and so i dangled a single bead from pinocean off of its own chain behind the pendant... other than that, i chose only 3 more components... a perfectly colored blue/green spacer bead from linden avenue designs (that i had just received - perfect timing), a green porcelain bead and a vintaj filigree drop that reminded me of a pinecone... sounds so simple saying it, but it took a long time to figure it all out... i kept leaving the room and coming back just to look at it through the different stages...

'he who leaves the pine-tree, leaves his friend,
unnerves his strength, invites his end.'
- ralph waldo emerson

thanks mellisa for the opportunity to work with this piece! it was an honor...