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Our hearts break, simultaneously expanding, ushering us through a terra incognita where emotions and meaning can be more powerfully expressed by symbols.
Creating custom jewelry is a process of transforming the emotions of the spirit into the substance of a jewel which is then worn and balances, heals and completes us.
That is how I approach creating custom jewelry, whether the client realizes it or not.
“Jewelry symbolically carries chords of meaning as a tangible expression of our life’s feelings and passages”
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It all Matters
When my daughter, Thea, was in third grade there was a nationwide school event called “Take your Daughter to Work.” Since I regularly flew to Manhattan to conduct business, I took Thea to New York City with me for the day.
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Opal became Thea’s favorite gem.
A Heart-shaped World
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For us, the heart-shaped rock is a symbol of my mother and a message from beyond the grave.
Orange “fire” opal is found in Mexico and is often seen in a freeform shape reflecting the shapes of the volcanic gas bubbles it forms in.
When I was shopping with my opal goddess pal last February, I happened upon a piece that had a free-form heart shape.
Suddenly I wanted to give Thea this orange opal heart.
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Having it All
~Opal, her favorite gem of memories;
~Orange, her favorite color;
~Heart-shape for my family’s obsession with heart-shaped rocks symbolizing mother love;
~Play of colors in the opal reflecting the spectrum of life’s adventures and emotions.
Handing off the Heart
I inscribed the back, “You are Our Sunshine 2019,”after the song Thea led us all in singing at my father’s wake.
The chain is adjustable so she can wear it with a variety of necklines. I know we’ve used these convenient chains with some of your projects.
Epilogue: The Never-ending Story
She has alchemized and I am often awe-struck by the woman she’s grown into. I wanted to give her my heart that jagged summer of partings and found it was already beating deep inside her.
May glowing hearts light your way.
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I can help you create jewelry that is a symbol of YOU!
Contact me on how we can start.
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