complete - 


and in its new home at 'eyes of the world', cookman avenue, asbury park, nj... 


waiting on some large tile to do some proper images... necklaces are challenging to photograph on a good day, but extra long focals take it to another level... saw a great dress mannequin at an antiques shop but it was nfs... 


so we keep experimenting - 

'... with intention'

clay thai amulet


tibetan double terminated quartz crystal (not a herkimer diamond, they are double terminated  as well but mined only in the area of herkimer, ny, usa) with a bit of rainbow trapped inside... 


red is an auspicious color in tibetan culture offering protective qualities...


muslin stamped with 'thoughts, words, actions'


if we choose them with intention, our inner and outer worlds come into harmony... 

lights, camera

ACTION ~ 

karma - beth hemmila (hint jewelry)

in a recent post, beth posed the question - does karma wait for you?  while understanding that karma has to do with actions that are involved in the cycle of cause and effect, she presented the thought so very succinctly and with a sense of immediacy... beth has an incredible gift for doing this - and i admire it tremendously... in fact, i have been thinking on this for almost a week now... 

perhaps because it has been on my mind i have been open to seeing other writing that builds upon the concept... 

in an article called 'neverisms' printed in the huffington post, a story is told of ernest hemingway giving advice to marlene dietrich:

'never confuse movement with action.'

is there intention behind what you are doing? and of what kind?

last night i was reading an interview stephen hawking gave to the guardian... when asked 'so here we are. what should we do?' he replied:

'we should seek the greatest value of our action.'

living lives of intention through good, bad, and ugly... living our karma... being mindful of how our words and actions affect others... making the most of every opportunity... 

this is your life... 

the power is yours

you create your universe

'watch your thoughts, for they become words.

watch your words, for they become actions.

watch your actions, for they become habits.

watch your habits, for they become character.

watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.'
~ author unknown