3 Cats

These three Kitty pendants will soon be available in my online shop. They are part of my new made to order collection.


Kitty III

I have studied many philosophers and many cats. The wisdom of cats is infinitely superior.
— Hippolyte Taine

Kitty III.
Handmade with recycled sterling silver.
Made to order.


Art Sale

I am having a sale of all the paintings I made in the past few years. Most of them are made with acrylic on paper from vintage art books, and many helped me regain my joy for color and creative play.

I will offer the best discounts I can, because I’d love every one of them to find a home. I’ll announce the exact dates as soon as I can, as I have many paintings to list in my online shop.


Kitty II

As every cat owner knows, nobody owns a cat.
— Ellen Kelley Berkeley

Kitty II.
Handmade with recycled sterling silver.
Made to order.


Kitty I

I am starting a collection of smaller, made-to-order pieces. This Kitty is the first.


Merge

Solitude is the place of purification and transformation, the place of the great struggle and the great encounter.
— Henri Nouwen

Merged Necklace.
Handmade with lapis lazuli and recycled sterling silver.


Concurrent

Before you know kindness as the deepest thing inside,
you must know sorrow as the other deepest thing.
You must wake up with sorrow.
You must speak to it till your voice
catches the thread of all sorrows
and you see the size of the cloth.
Then it is only kindness that makes sense anymore,
only kindness that ties your shoes
and sends you out into the day to gaze at bread,
only kindness that raises its head
from the crowd of the world to say
It is I you have been looking for,
and then goes with you everywhere
like a shadow or a friend.
— Naomi Shihab Nye

Concurrent Necklace.
Handmade with malachite and recycled sterling silver.


Holiday Prayer

Dear loved ones,

I am so grateful that you are here! I offer you my prayer for the Holidays:


May you be calm enough to notice beauty, and may it fill you with inspiration.

May you be at peace  mnn your mind and body, just as they are now.

May you speak up for yourself, be on your team, and be at ease with your decisions.

May you celebrate friends who appreciate and encourage you.

May you define what it means to you to live a good life, and savor the moments that create it at your own pace.

You are an important part of this world!


Integrity

Cats, in particular, teach us to be ourselves, whatever the odds. A cat, except through force, will never do anything that goes against its nature. Nothing seduces it away from itself.
— Alice Walker

Integrity Ring.
Handmade with recycled sterling silver.


Charisma

Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been.
— Mark Twain

Charismatic Ring.
Handmade with recycled sterling silver.


Precious

Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a function.
— Garrison Keillor

Precious Ring.
Handmade with recycled sterling silver.


Purr

Purring would seem to be, in her case, an automatic safety-valve device for dealing with happiness overflow.
— Monica Edwards

Purr Ring.
Handmade with recycled sterling silver.


Alligator

Find an online photograph of an alligator and look at it closely.

Now take a deep breath, exhale slowly, and consider this: you and this creature live on the same planet at this very moment in history.

Alligator Pendant.
Handmade with amethyst and recycled sterling silver.


Cats

There was a space next to my bedroom mirror that needed art. I did not want another square or rectangular painting, since there are already several in my apartment, instead I wanted something sculptural and organic that did not protrude too much from the wall.

The result is a family of cats I made using self-drying clay and acrylic paint. I now sleep in good company.


Radiant

Everywhere across whatever sorrows of which our life is woven, some radiant joy will gaily flash past
— Nikolai Gogol

Radiant Pendant.
Handmade with recycled sterling silver.


Kiss

The cat does not offer services. The cat offers itself.
— William S. Burroughs

Kiss Pendant.
Handmade with recycled sterling silver.


Wonder

Mothers, tell your children: be quick, you must be strong. Life is full of wonder, love is never wrong. Remember how they taught you, how much of it was fear. Refuse to hand it down - the legacy stops here.
— Melissa Etheridge

Wonder Pendant.
Handmade with recycled sterling silver.


Attuned

I’m at a point in my life where I am finally discovering what my true nature is. This began when I finally gave myself permission to love what I truly love.

I love spending most of my time alone (by most, I mean 90% of it). I enjoy my home so much, that the longer I’m here, the more I flourish and become creative. When I do go out, I marvel that I get to walk alone, at my own pace, to explore all that interests me.

I cannot for the life of me hang out with more than two people at a time. When I do, it takes me days to recover.

I can’t stand dark chocolate, coffee or alcohol; but white chocolate, butter and bread make me swoon.

Wearing really short hair and “mens” clothing makes me feel free, and I will never ever ever wear tight jeans again.

My biggest joy is to be in bed by 9 pm, and wake up with the sun rise. I cherish silence and staring into space for long periods of time.

It turns out I am nothing like I thought I should be, but I’m everything I ever wanted.

Attuned Pendant.
Handmade with recycled sterling silver.


Companion

I made a little companion for myself, as I navigate the deep waters of my truth.

Companion Pendant.
Handmade with recycled sterling silver.