Saturday, July 31, 2010

What Does it Mean?



This. Is. Amazing... and hilarious. And then amazing again! ... And then hilarious.

Friday, July 30, 2010

Home is where the garden is...

My office! Well, when the weather cooperates, that is!

Thursday, July 29, 2010

Tantalizing Turquoise

One of my favorite shops, Topaz, featured one of my newest designs on their blog! Check it out!



The Sleeping Beauty turquoise used in creating the piece featured is mined in Arizona, US, and is untreated (aka, naturally AMAZING!).

More fun facts From Wiki:

In many cultures of the Old and New Worlds, this gemstone has been esteemed for thousands of years as a holy stone, a bringer of good fortune or a talisman. It really does have the right to be called a 'gemstone of the peoples'. The oldest evidence for this claim was found in Ancient Egypt, where grave furnishings with turquoise inlay were discovered, dating from approximately 3000 BC. In the ancient Persian Empire, the sky-blue gemstones were earlier worn round the neck or wrist as protection against unnatural death. If they changed colour, the wearer was thought to have reason to fear the approach of doom. Meanwhile, it has been discovered that the turquoise certainly can change colour, but that this is not necessarily a sign of impending danger. The change can be caused by the light, or by a chemical reaction brought about by cosmetics, dust or the acidity of the skin.

Monday, July 19, 2010

Right now...

There are Tibetan Buddhist monks in a temple in the Himalayas endlessly reciting mantras for the cessation of your suffering and for the flourishing of your happiness.

Someone you haven’t met yet is already dreaming of adoring you.

Someone is writing a book that you will read in the next two years that will change how you look at life.

Nuns in the Alps are in endless vigil, praying for the Holy Spirit to alight the hearts of all of God’s children.

A farmer is looking at his organic crops and whispering, “nourish them.”

Someone wants to kiss you, to hold you, to make tea for you. Someone is willing to lend you money, wants to know what your favourite food is, and treat you to a movie. Someone in your orbit has something immensely valuable to give you — for free.

Something is being invented this year that will change how your generation lives, communicates, heals and passes on.

The next great song is being rehearsed.

Thousands of people are in yoga classes right now intentionally sending light out from their heart chakras and wrapping it around the earth.

Millions of children are assuming that everything is amazing and will always be that way.

Someone is in profound pain, and a few months from now, they’ll be thriving like never before. They just can’t see it from where they’re at.

Someone who is craving to be partnered, to be acknowledged, to ARRIVE, will get precisely what they want — and even more. And because that gift will be so fantastical in it’s reach and sweetness, it will quite magically alter their memory of angsty longing and render it all “So worth the wait.”

Someone has recently cracked open their joyous, genuine nature because they did the hard work of hauling years of oppression off of their psyche — this luminous juju is floating in the ether, and is accessible to you.

Someone just this second wished for world peace, in earnest.

Someone is fighting the fight so that you don’t have to.

Some civil servant is making sure that you get your mail, and your garbage is picked up, that the trains are running on time, and that you are generally safe. Someone is dedicating their days to protecting your civil liberties and clean drinking water.

Someone is regaining their sanity. Someone is coming back from the dead. Someone is genuinely forgiving the seemingly unforgivable. Someone is curing the incurable.

You. Me. Some. One. Now.

Reposted from http://awakeningwomenblog.com/2010/07/15/the-manifesto-of-encouragement/#more-1471...

Thursday, July 15, 2010

Dutch Tears!

On the day of the World Cup final, I showed my jewelry at the South End Open Market (SOWA) in the South End.

I was neighbor to the sweetest woman, Christine, who created and owns this absolutely wonderful company, Bite. I picked up 9 bags from her and plan to use them for the first time today when I pick up my CSA box from our super local Allandale Farm. If you're in the market for reusable produce bags, check out Christine's work... I love her eye for enviro-friendliness as well as cute patterns on her bags!

For the long day in the scorching heat, I was fortunate to have my good friend, Carla, helping me show and sell my wares. Carla happens to be Dutch. Carla happens to LOVE to talk to people.

Carla must have stopped about FOURTY people who were wearing any hint of orange (the Dutch national color) that day. Even folks who were wearing coral or salmon-colored outfits - "Are you rooting for the Dutch today?" She makes friends so easily and it is always a happy time when I'm with her.

Carla's happiness (which always of course, rubs off on me), sadly, wasn't enough for the Dutch National Team to come up with a win that day. What's so appropriate is that the block we were on in the South End invited the biggest rain storm that I've ever seen at an outdoor market!



The weirdest thing was that not more than 20 minutes after it passed, new market shoppers came by the booth, claiming that they had no idea that it was raining earlier. They all said that they were just a few streets away or they were just parking their car when the rain storm happened, and that it was clear skies by them. I have never heard of such a mystery (with the exception of any mystery I've seen on Robert Stack's creepy late 80s/early 90s television show).


Bye bye flip flop!

When the rain subsided, the market was as bustling as ever and it was yet another GREAT day at the SOWA market. I hope to your shining face very soon at my next show, July 28 from 11am - 3pm in Government Center, city of Boston-sponsored Arts on the Arcade!

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Question of the day...

It's show season, which means meeting lots of new peeps and reconnecting with those I've known from long before!

I've seen Mother-Daughter combos, men who laugh uncontrollably at the sound of my voice (it isn't so bizarre, is it??), people that finally put a face to the name they've seen in shops they frequent, and now men who apparently think that I would have the right answer to...

"Do you carry any Bravado watches?"

Since I had no idea what that was but could only assume, I smiled and said that I was sorry, but no. Once I looked up the brand, I found a plethora of women's unmentionables, but then looked further and finally found the jewelry that I was suspected of carrying.



I'm not sure if it was the rustic display pieces I had or the faceted Peruvian Opal, moss aquamarine, garnet and gold that filled my booth set up, but I certainly would love to know how I came off as someone that would carry such a watch. Has anyone ever heard of these watches? Is this a sign that I should incorporate $1,000 titanium time pieces into my collection? Am I getting signals from the electronics power above that I should no longer rely on my iPhone for time-telling and go back to the days of middle school when we all used to wear watches?

I would like to think more about this topic, but I just don't have the time.

Friday, July 9, 2010

Sizzle sizzle

Beat the heat!



Let's go heat!

Thursday, July 8, 2010

Order Up!

New seasons bring new designs! Check out a preview of some of my new pieces...











Ah, that felt nice.

Your secret from Jean-Sebastien Monzani on Vimeo.