Necklaces

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Embrace

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There is a large construction going on in the building next door, and for the past few months we have been awakened by loud bangs against our wall, which continue throughout the day. 

Instead of suffering, I decided to apply what I learnt from Vipassana meditation and accept things as they are. Now I join the sounds of demolition as I happily forge away, grateful to no longer be the only one that makes noise in this place.
 

Embraced Totem.
Handmade with amber and recycled sterling silver.
Available in my online shop.

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Constructed

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What most inspires me about Mexico City is the architecture. When I walk the streets I feel as if I travel through time, as houses from multiple eras line each block. There are hardly any building codes to limit style, so the colors, textures, heights and shapes are endless. 

Some constructions are finished, but others forever await the extra income needed to complete them. I find that this eclectic work-in-progress is the perfect expression of life itself, and as an artist I could not imagine a more stimulating landscape.

Constructed Totem. 
Handmade with carnelian and 100% recycled sterling silver.
Available in my online shop.

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Origami Totem

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I recently had the pleasure to read the interview Elizabeth Gilbert gave Tom Waits for GQ Magazine. 

In my favorite part, Tom Waits talks about how his children have enriched his creative process, and recalls a time when his daughter helped him write a song. 

"We were on a bus coming to L.A. and it was really cold outside. There was this transgender person –to be politically correct– standing on a corner wearing a short little top with a lot of midriff showing, a lot of heavy eye makeup and dyed hair, and a really short skirt. And this guy, or girl, was dancing all by himself. And my little girl saw it and said, "It must be really hard to dance like that when you're so cold and there's no music."

Origami Totem.
Handmade with labradorite and 100% recycled sterling silver.
Soon in my online shop.

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Spyglass

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“Anybody with artistic ambitions is always trying to reconnect with the way they saw things as a child.

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— Tim Burton

Spyglass Totem.
Handmade with kyanite and 100% recycled sterling silver.
Available in my online shop.