I made a little companion for myself, as I navigate the deep waters of my truth.
Companion Pendant.
Handmade with recycled sterling silver.
Compass
A few years ago, I started to get a skin rash all over my upper body. At first I was convinced it was sugar intolerance (diabetes runs in my family), but as I cleaned up my diet, the spots got worse.
After doing all kinds of tests to rule out food allergies, I’ve now realized that the rash appears every time I say yes to something I don’t want to do.
Saying no sounds easy, but it is terrifying when you believe your sense of safety and belonging depends on not dissapointing those around you.
Today I decided that the person I can no longer dissapoint is myself.
I’m already feeling stronger.
Compass Pendant.
Handmade with tourmaline quartz and recycled sterling silver.
Lovable
It turns out that the things about myself that I was so ashamed of are becoming what I love the most.
Lovable Pendant.
Handmade with recycled sterling silver.
Included
Today I woke up to see that Trump has probably won the election. My first feeling: the US government is not God, and my sense of safety and belonging in this world does not come from anyone or anything else. Then, I felt tremendous joy and gratitude for all the love, unity and goodness these past months have shown, through every person who spoke up for others with no platform, and for those who have been rejected. You showed me a world where everyone is included.
As I ate breakfast, I listened to an interview with Brenee Brown on vulnerablinity and realized that it is time for me to show up as my full self. I will no longer hide who I am out of fear of rejection. I’ve been excluding myself from this human conversation, and it is time to finally present myself loud and proud.
I have a Republican Christian brother (son of my mother), whom I’ve listened to patiently for many years, and with whom I’ve never shared the truth of who I am. I am everything he rejects and judges as sinful. In “sparing” him from fully seeing me, I internalized his toxic beliefs.
Today, I believe Creation loves everything and everyone, including me: a gay, gender non-conforming woman who has taken 51 years to love herself.
It is good to meet you here, where we all belong!
Prayer
“Keep walking, though there’s no place to get to.
Don’t try to see through the distances.
That’s not for human beings.
Move within, but don’t move the way fear makes you move.
Today, like every other day, we wake up empty & frightened.
Don’t open the door to the study and begin reading.
Take down a musical instrument.
Let the beauty we love be what we do.
There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground. ”
Prayer Necklace.
Handmade with lapis lazuli and recycled sterling silver.
Encounter
“Your life is a journey of learning to love yourself first and then extending that love to others in every encounter.”
Encounter Necklace.
Handmade with fluorite and recycled sterling silver.
Moon Ring
“We need to find God, and she cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature - trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence... We need silence to be able to touch souls.”
Maria’s Moon Ring.
Handmade with recycled sterling silver.
Spider
Maria commissioned a spider pendant based on a drawing I shared recently. She wanted the legs to be separate from the main body, which turned out to be a technical feat, as one would un-solder as soon as I soldered the other. In the end, I was glad for the challenge, as I think she turned out beautifully.
Spiders symbolize artistry, manifestation, patience, feminine power, ancient wisdom, balance, and interconnection; all qualities I appreciate, and am sure my dear friend Maria already has (which is why I think this design appealed to her).
Maria’s Spider Necklace.
Handmade with moonstone and recycled sterling silver.
Light
“I think architecture becomes interesting when it has a double character, that is, when it is as simple as possible but, at the same time as complex as possible”
Light Earrings.
Handmade with recycled sterling silver.
Modeled by my dear friend, Daysi Urtecho.
Morgan's Birthday Ring
A special commission for Morgan on her 23rd birthday, from her mom.
Morgan's Knowing Ring.
Handmade with labradorite moonstone and recycled sterling silver.
Clouds
“I came to a point where I needed solitude and just stop the machine of ‘thinking’ and ‘enjoying’ what they call ‘living’, I just wanted to lie in the grass and look at the clouds.”
Cloud Necklace.
Handmade with recycled sterling silver.
Amalgam
I have been adding life to the lifeless corners of my home. Plants, pillows and art bring warmth to what seemed uninhabited. I do the same with the parts within me that I’d disowned growing up, I welcome them with tenderness so that my inner being becomes a richer home.
Amalgam Necklace.
Handmade with labradorite moonstone and recycled sterling silver.
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Elevate
What is strength? I heard this question in a podcast this morning, and for me, my strength comes from believing that beauty matters. Regardless of what is happening in the world, I must find this quality, otherwise the sadness and tragedy of the human condition overwhelm me.
In difficult moments, beauty gives me peace and comfort; it allows me to take in the full experience of existence and feel its splendor.
Elevated Pendant.
Handmade with transparent quartz and recycled sterling silver.
Aligned
“We did not think of the great open plains, the beautiful rolling hills, and winding streams with tangled growth as wild. Earth was beautiful and we were surrounded with the blessings of the Great Mystery.”
Aligned Ring.
Handmade with Tibetan turquoise and recycled sterling silver.
Bittersweet
“The melancholic direction, which I call the “bittersweet” (is) a tendency to states of longing, poignancy, and sorrow; an acute awareness of passing time; and a curiously piercing joy at the beauty of the world.
The bittersweet is also about the recognition that light and dark, birth and death—bitter and sweet—are forever paired. “Days of honey, days of onion,” as an Arabic proverb puts it.”
Bittersweet Pendant.
Handmade with tourmaline quartz, labradorite moonstone and recycled sterling silver.
Texture
“What matters in modern music is not the part you can write down, the words and the tune, but the rest - the texture, the atmosphere, the references and associations.”
Bar Necklace.
Handmade with Recycled sterling silver.
Stardust
“If you knew how important you are, you would fragment into a billion pieces and just be light.”
Stardust Necklace.
Handmade with recycled sterling silver.
Wonder
I cherish the sense of wonder I get when I make something with my hands. It can be as simple as drawing a circle or a line on paper, or sawing dancing stars from a thick sheet of silver. This fascination, is the gift I receive for giving my full attention to my craft.
Wonder Necklace.
Handmade with recycled sterling silver.
North Star
“Explorers depend on the North Star when there are no other landmarks in sight. The same relationship exists between you and your right life, the ultimate realization of your potential for happiness. I believe that a knowledge of that perfect life sits inside you just as the North Star sits in its unaltering spot.”
North Star Ring.
Handmade with recycled sterling silver.