on passion ~

'there is a boundary to men's passions when they act 

from feelings;

but none when they are under the influence 

of imagination.'

~ edmund burke 

burke was a political thinker but also a philosopher... the abs carnival theme this month is passion - and in thinking about it, i noticed that passion is credited or blamed for things good and bad... we have acts of creation, love... and, um, acts of violence... 

passionate love feels exciting - but doesn't always last... 

these earrings with their rubies and raspberry garnets are meant to express innocence and tenderness in love...

'it is the passion that is in a kiss that gives it sweetness;

it is the affection in a kiss that sanctifies it.'

~ christian nevell bovee



'if passion drives you,
let reason hold the reins.'
~ ben franklin

this ardent heart necklace was designed to represent the character grace from 'the house at riverton'... she felt deeply but was held back by circumstances of class and birth... 

having a passion for creating - now that is lasting...  fueled by imagination rather then just feelings, a fine line, but an important one... certainly we can get excited, frustrated to tears, intense while we work on something - but surely it was the imagination's spark that keeps it going... 

'logic will get you from A to B.
imagination will take you everywhere.'
~ albert einstein