The gift of Love
Posted on Instagram on October 30, 2019
Nine days ago, we had to say goodbye to my Pooh.
She came back from the vet and in a few days she started to get worse, and we were given no hope for recovery.
It has been heartbreaking.
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We have been granted a few sunny days, so we made sure to help her reach her favorite sunny spots to nap and enjoy the warmth.
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On my last day nursing her, we were in the sun, she was laying in her comfy place and I was beside her on a blanket, holding her paw.
I asked her...how will I face the emptiness when you will go? What will I do with the hole you will leave in my heart?
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As I was dozing off, her paw still in my hand, I thought about how our furry and feathered friends are really the closest thing to angels walking on the earth, for the pure, unconditional love they give us.
And after a dry spell with my creativity, here I was with an image in my mind and a purpose.
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I like to call them "Pooh angels".
Because this is the last thing we made together, and her last gift to me.
I think the answer to my question is...we carry on by holding their love close to us. We carry on by reminding of that love. We carry on by filling the world with that love, by sharing it.
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I figured there must be others out there needing an angel to soothe the pain of a loss, and so I did as I promised to my Pooh on her last breathe...I made more angels.
I kept the first angel for myself, but the two you see here are for new keepers.
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It helped me, to create them. With their little bodies, holding their golden orb that symbolizes that pure, unconditional love.
My hope is that they will be of comfort to others as well ❤️
StarSeed friend
Posted on Instagram on October 4, 2019
Please meet my little StarSeed friend.
He is just a little bit shy, but he becomes very chatty once he gets to know you more 💙 and he will tell you wonderful tales of far away galaxies and very tiny planets with baobab trees growing on them.
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He is completely handmade by needle felting wool fiber. His hands and legs are poseable. His knee caps are Howlite gemstone beads - a very soothing stone.
His hat is made with wool and silk, and embroidered with Czech glass beads.
Of What Is Heavy - Of What Is Light
Posted on Instagram on September 11, 2019
Wherever people go, they bring me rocks.
I trained them well 🤣
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At this point I have sea pebbles from many Italian shores, from lakes and glaciers. I also have a few from far away seas and lands.
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For a while I have been toying with the idea of heavy and light, picturing pieces with rocks and feathers.
You can say I didn't lack the rocks for it, but still, it didn't happen. Times were not right I suppose.
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Until two days ago, when my father came home from his vacation with a bag of wonder.
New beach. Different pebbles.
Some of them I am pretty sure it's agate.
I don't care. I am in love.
And the idea bloomed and the rings happened.
The gifts of the Dark Moon
Posted on Instagram on August 31, 2019
All of these pieces have been created across the New Moon.
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It has been an odd week in my little world. Everything in my relationships seemed a bit off - no big arguments, but a kind of nervousness, misunderstandings, things that left me in an odd spot.
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When I feel on shaky ground, I usually go for fusing silver.
It teaches me a lesson about what we can't fully control, and to welcome it.
Because I will go to the bench with an idea, and the unpredictable metal will have a mind of its own, most of the time.
It's so frustrating at first, until I surrender.
When I surrender, it flows.
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These rings, earrings and necklace all carry the same message...
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I am not responsible for everyone else's moods. I am not to feel guilty for every shift in their moods.
(I am not responsible of my mother's depression, or her unwillingness to seek help).
I am allowed to have my raw, rough edges.
I am allowed to not always be nice and bend backwards just to make everyone else happy.
I don't need to be comfortable for everyone else.
(I am allowed to be angry)
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I have the right to my imperfections and mistakes.
I have the right and duty to BLOOM from them and become the best version of myself I can dream of being.
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All of them are sterling silver, fused, cut, carved.
Each piece is one of a kind.