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(photo above: Libra season full moon in Aries setting early morning on the Pacific Ocean)
Sunshine in my heart.
The energy of this November full moon in Taurus was palpable. In Oregon, its fullest moments came in the morning and we took a break from stringing creations to walk outside in the stormy, raining, wind-blown sunbursts. The sun shining through the clouds, and the rain coming down on us, I knew we couldn't see the rainbow, because we were in it. With a new, small batch of beautiful glass beads transforming into gradient, radiant, rainbow 'candy' necklaces under the full moon- I'm so excited for them to find their way home this holiday at our upcoming markets.
Glass beads from the sweetest shop, Beluga Beads in Depoe Bay. The glass reminded me of the way the sun & moon have been shining on this special trip to the beach.
I have always loved opals and rainbows. It began with my grandmother, who kept a small bowl of raw opals at her dining table. I loved them so much. It was a treat getting to hold them and watch every color appear as the light moved across their surface. I started working with opal beads this Libra season, and it feels like the beginning of something special. Inspiration from experiences that feel like the past, present, and future connecting. Gratitude for the nourishment this process provides.
Gratitude in my heart for time spent in the wild wind, sand, and salty air.
Putting together new signage for our markets this holiday. Feeling whimsical magical gemstone pastel neon 'candy' flow. Went to print with this design of our slogan dedicated to YOU. In every size for all the things, and nearly cried again watching this one come out of the printer. Yes, I am a crier lol. xo
At the coast for my 42nd birthday. A trip made possible by a dear family & friend. Walking the beach at sunrise, experiencing my husband getting inspired at the possibilities of Magic Recipe. Watching my son play and connect with the universe within and all around. Meeting sweet, local shop owners. Creating adornments under the full Aries moon listening to the waves ebb and flow along the shoreline.
Several years ago, I did a program called Remote Year, which was traveling for one year internationally with a group of other folks from all around the world. A different city a month, for 12 months. We came together as strangers with a mutual love for being on the journey together. Our cohort's name was Mångata, a Swedish word meaning: the road-like reflection of the moon on the water. I always felt deeply connected to this. When I see this pathway now, it feels like a portal, and I think of this word, and of that time and journey that created a ripple effect into so many other aspects of my life forever. Life changing experiences, and forever friendships. Pathways come into our lives in all forms. This path is one of my forever favorites.
The honor of witnessing this process takes my breath away. Feels like magic all the way through. Custom design & reading at the Autumn pop up with Sticks & Stones in Portland.
Full moon rising. Walking back to the house from the beach with a full, calm, inspired heart.
This bracelet almost makes me cry. Nostalgia in the sweetest way. As it was coming into being I could feel the love for its rainbow joy moving up my body into my neck and throat, wanting to scream out for the pure love I felt for a similar bracelet I had as a little girl in the 80s. I know that childhood bracelet is in a box somewhere. It's on my to do list to find it.
I can feel when I am making a piece for someone who will see it and know in their heart that it is theirs. It feels like time travel. The process of stone & glass coming into being, and turning into beads that find their way to each other. Feeling them call to be together and stringing them in a way that feels like a story. Then events and markets, and getting to witness the experience of our clients finding their adornments. That's what makes YOU the secret ingredient. You can feel when it's yours. It is such a pleasure to design and create as part of the process for an adornment finding its way home.
Portal. Process. Thousands to millions of years in the making. Forming. Creating. Connecting. 'Some research suggests that agate formation is not a continuous, linear process but involves "stops and starts," with growth cycles and periods of inactivity. Some of the oldest agates in the world may have grown for the first 60 million years then stopped for 210 million years and then grown again for the next 80 million years. (Moxon 2009). It's more than my mind can process, and my heart that holds this deep wisdom with ease.
I am learning so much about different stones. One design that flowed out of my heart was after I learned that amazonite, a stone I've always felt drawn to, didn't only come in the beautiful blue-green we usually see it in. It can also appear as yellow, orange, brown, gray, white, and black. As an experiment, I obtained several different strands, and found that with enough beads to pull from, amazonite can become a beautiful rainbow gradient. This is one of the first designs I made, and still dear to my heart, one of my favorites. Each variation of its creation, a one-of-a-kind reflection of nature's abundance. Amazonite feels to me like a perfect balance of calming and empowerment.
Set my phone down while shooting some new pieces with the camera still on on accident, and this angle is what was captured. I am sitting in the dirt, laying adornments on rocks for display, and can hear my son playing nearby. My mom is visiting this morning, and they are running around the yard being dinosaurs. The sunshine is cascading in through the trees, illuminating this moment. Creation. Process. Love. It tastes like vibrant, full, abundant, play.
Phases & cycles curating pathways that invite adventure, reflection, and connection.