completeness in balance

even in the midst of the darkest forest,
glimpses of sky will appear
and fingers of light will reach down
to delicately brush its loamy floor.
surrounded by light and shadow,
feet firmly planted in the earth,
spirit soaring toward the heavens -
with every breath 
you know completeness.

warm heart

i began the day sharing my thoughts on life being a beautiful struggle, bittersweet on the love my art jewelry blog ... 

as the hours passed, my heart swelled almost to bursting by some of the beautiful that came into this day... i am so grateful... 

one of the things i received was this candle holder made by my daughter in her ceramics class - it is a forest of about 60 trees... the thought and time she put into this staggered me... how well she knows her mama, the things that bring me peace... when the kids were younger, we would often read 'stopping by woods on a snowy evening'... and one of our favorite places is deep into a forest trail... 

'the woods are lovely, dark and deep.

but i have promises to keep,

and miles to go before i sleep.'

~ robert frost

the most heartfelt thanks to those who lifted me up today... xo

not so crazy after all -

crazy heart finished - 


if the crazy heart believes that even through life's challenges and difficulties that beauty prevails... if it knows that the light outshines the dark... is it so crazy after all?


nope - 


and the soft jingling noise will remind you of it... 

'the clearest way to the universe 

is through a forest wilderness.'

~ john muir

forest floor ring is now listed in the mymompattie etsy shop... 

a primal place

finished 'inner sanctum' earrings - it took a long while to work through the design... but i ultimately relied upon interpreting my space... my inner sanctum is ancient... like a clearing in a forest - green with lichen growing on fallen stumps... breezes blow through the leaves, creating rustling noises... small shafts of light filter through the tree cover... and a trickling stream is heard in the distance... 

these 'journey' earrings were designed for the love my art jewelry giveaway this week... the powerful symbol of the unending circle, combined with papers preserved in resin that encourage one to live... hand dyed fibers in beautiful blue/green... and iolite - a stone for spiritual seekers which helps to balance the yin/yang energies... if you haven't entered, please do - the rules are on the site...