the object of my affection -

'really?' you might be asking... 'that?'


yes, this ring is the object of my affection right now - i have plans for revisions in color and details... but it is a start... 

i am fond of the rings with the domed tops... but as soon as i made them, i wanted to open them up... 

'open up my head and let me out'

~ dave matthews

so much to say

those lines have been haunting me for weeks...

what i have also realized is that lee bontecou's influence is being seen... she hijacked my brain in the most beautiful way in april... 

we were fortunate enough to see her exhibit at moma...

her desire was to create art that celebrates 'as much of life as possible - no barriers - no boundaries - all freedom in every sense'... my heart pounds just thinking about the possibilities... her thoughts and work move in such a powerful way... 

and while i wonder where this is all going, i am going to try not to over think it... i wasn't even cognizant of my intention when i ordered the soot black patina from shannon - 

here are the apples of my eye - and hijackers of my heart... we went to the camden aquarium yesterday and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves... aquariums are so relaxing... 

too many

too many words, too many feelings....


decided to go with what moved me in the natural world - the reminders of how you are a small part of a very large whole... 

last night a fast moving and  powerful storm rolled in - the clouds were actually purple...

~ ~ ~ ~ ~

the foliage is beginning to change - one of my very favorite things in the whole wide world... 

&

~ ~ ~ ~ ~

a sky so blue and dappled with wispy clouds it took my breath away...

inhale...
exhale...
repeat - 

the zen of earrings ~

'when you seek it

you cannot find it.'

~ zen proverb

truth...

i wanted to make a necklace because i needed to make a necklace... but it just wasn't there - the flow, the inspiration... but the little pile of earwires and resin paddles called to me... and i was actually able to get into a stop-start, mom kind of flow... 

here is what i found:

'to thine own self be true.

~ william shakespeare (hamlet)

with pearls for wisdom and amethyst to connect you to your higher spiritual self...

'the meeting of two eternities - the past and the future...

is precisely the present moment.'

~ henry david thoreau

be mindful of it, grown in it... with small gaspeite stones which are believed to bring spirituality to into every day life... 

love deeply, love daily

green pearls for the beauty and wisdom of adapting a loving attitude... soft fibers and pink petals to connect to nature, flowers, growth... 

'tenderness and kindness are not signs 

of weakness and despair

but manifestations of strength and resolution.'

~ kahlil gibran

fragile strength - opposites coming together in beauty... antiqued grey wire, soft fibers, translucent blue-grey iolite... delicate and not... practice loving kindess, show that caring exists... 

'yes mother. i can see you are flawed.

you have not hidden it.

that is your greatest gift to me.'

~ alice walker 

we keep wrapped up tightly, guarding ourselves... and not usually even sure against what... to open up, to present oneself honestly... to share with our children, our friends, our family our humanity... is a gift... unwrap yourself and share...