I was born into a life of beauty. I lived in homes designed by my father, colored by my mother's yarns, surrounded by lush forest and jungle. Animals, insects and blue sky; rounded corners, orange tiles and wooden walls soaked my heart with beauty.
Now the city surrounds me, and it is the beauty of art, music and poetry that connects me with the awe of existence.
Sovereign ring.
Handmade with fluorite and recycled sterling silver.
Next week in my online shop.
15 years ago, I tattooed a symbol on my left arm to remind myself to live with an open heart; to not allow the experiences of life toughen me, but instead make me gentle with myself and others. This is a big challenge, since I grew up feeling that it was painful to depend on others, to love and let them love me.
Today, I am one of the toughest people I know, which always made me proud, like I’d succeeded as a human being. But now I wonder if maybe I didn’t succeed at all, I just survived. Perhaps the essence of me is still a seed that wants to become a flower, and what it needs is love, light and tenderness.
Origin ring.
Handmade with lapis lazuli and recycled sterling silver.
Soon in my online shop.
For most of my life, I have feared certain aspects of my personality. I thought that if I kept them hidden from myself, they would not take over, because deep down I believed these traits were who I really was.
Lately, as I am more at ease with myself, I’ve discovered that:
1. These traits do not make me a terrible person, they make me part of human kind.
2. I am happier and more humble now I know that I am no better or worse than anyone else.
3. There is no single aspect that defines me. I am a mix of contradictory emotions that come and go.
4. Life is so much richer when I understand how complex and undefinable I am.
Complex Ring.
Handmade with labradorite moonstone and recycled sterling silver.
Soon in my online shop.
I perceive two contrary forces within me: the most evident, are the stories I tell myself and others about who I am and why I do the things I do.
The other (more hidden), is my internal struggle with power, and how I manage to satisfy my needs. To be at ease with myself and feel complete, I need to accept that both are part of who I am.
Balance ring.
Handmade with lapis lazuli and recycled sterling silver.
Soon in my online shop.
I am fascinated by how others read my work. A single piece evokes different interpretations, which makes me think that symbols are containers for the meaning we give them. In other words, because we see what we need to see, a symbol’s greatest power lies in teaching us who we are and what we want.
Omen Ring.
Handmade with carnelian and recycled sterling silver.
Lately, I’ve been taking all the time I need to make a piece. I usually begin with a sketch, but I mostly improvise as I work. Sometimes this leads to dead ends, others to interesting results. Not knowing where the process will take me has made my work much more exciting!
Impromptu Ring.
Handmade with fluorite and recycled sterling silver.
I will add these pieces to my online shop tomorrow, Sunday, at 11 am CT.
I can cut the rings to fit any size between 5 and 10. Once I cut it to fit you, you will still be able to open it half a size. Please specify your size when you make your purchase.
The (very!) large lemon quartz pendant includes a 31” long darkened sterling silver chain.
Al items ship for free, and will arrive in a few days by DHL.
It’s been interesting to spend so much time in the company of my cat and my plants. Entering their wordless world has made me connect with a more natural environment. I realize that the constant rush and stress are unique to a world created by the human mind. In nature, time takes on another dimension. One that is much richer in every way.
Roots Ring.
Handmade with chrysoprase and recycled sterling silver.
Available this Sunday, at 11 am CT, in my online shop.
Borrowed wisdom for these times: Bloom where you are planted.
Blossom Ring.
Handmade with amethyst and recycled sterling silver.
This Sunday in my online shop.
Of all the trips I’ve taken, the introspective journey has been the most valuable. In the past, I was fortunate to go on long meditation retreats. Now a virus has stopped time, and has given me the opportunity to go within.
When I am able to observe my mind without reacting to everything that passes through it, I can navigate life's changes without losing my inner peace. This is the freedom I’ve always longed for, and I am grateful to feel it now.
Breakthrough ring.
Handmade with chalcedony and recycled sterling silver.
This week in my online shop.
Sortilege: the mysterious and irresistible attraction that the charms of a person or a thing produces on someone.
Ever since my father died a few months ago, the transitory nature of existence has occupied my mind. If he -with his powerful presence- no longer exists, then everything else will also end in time. This vision may seem depressing, but it has freed me from my worries about the future.
For as far back as I can remember, my dad had a toenail infection. After decades trying to heal it, he finally found a medicine that worked. When the funeral home came to take his body, the last thing I saw, as they closed the bag that contained him, was a perfect toenail on his foot. We fret about things that come and go, when what we can always have is the awesome experience of being alive.
Shiva Ring.
Handmade with lemon quartz and recycled sterling silver.
Empathy from this shared life experience will turn us into citizens of the world. After we care for each other, it will be time to care for our planet.
Durga Ring.
Handmade with lemon quartz and recycled sterling silver.
In these times where we collectively help each other by not seeing each other, I am glad we can communicate through the universal language of art.
Kali Ring.
Handmade with lemon quartz and recycled sterling silver.
I will add the Legacy Rings to my Etsy shop tomorrow, Wednesday, at 1 pm, CST.
Each ring is one of a kind and I can cut it to fit any size between 5 and 10. Once I adjust your ring to your size, you will still be able to make it half a size larger.
I spent the morning writing blog posts. As I wrote, I felt inspired and confident. What great ideas! I thought. Now I’ve re-read them and they seem shallow and empty. Is this how I’ve been writing lately? For years? Stories I think are interesting, but are not worth reading at all?
Later, full of shame and regret, I realized there is no way to avoid this. I make a living by sharing what I create. Unless I show up as I am: informed or ignorant, profound or shallow, I cannot show up at all. When I work at my jewelry bench, I have to be willing to make junk or high art. I never know which is which, because there is no formula for either one.
A voice in my head says, who the hell are you to write about anything? Why should anyone care? I’m sure you hear it too. I think we all do. But I will continue to make things and write about them, because if I listened to this voice, I would be half dead. I’d no longer experiment and learn, fail and succeed. After all, everything is an attempt at something. Life itself is an attempt. I choose to participate.
Venture Ring.
Handmade with amethyst and recycled sterling silver.
This Wednesday in my online shop.
There is a space I enter when I am able to work in my studio for several days in a row. It is a deeper place in my mind where I feel more connected to my hands and body, and where I feel present as I chisel each tiny line on the surface of a piece. I call this space the blessing.
Continuity Ring.
Handmade with rainbow obsidian and recycled sterling silver.
Next week in my online shop.
I love living alone. It makes me aware of my changing nature, of the cycles of my mind and body.
I rest when I am tired, eat when I am hungry, and connect with friends when I am full of energy.
I have the gift of time and space to integrate my experience of the world around me.
Quietude Ring.
Handmade with labradorite moonstone and recycled sterling silver.
Soon in my online shop.
