Darkness showed me the way back home.
Lighthouse Ring.
Handmade with black star diopside and recycled sterling silver.
Soon in my online shop.
Embodied
The day came when she realized her own beauty.
Embodied Ring.
Handmade with amethyst and recycled sterling silver.
Soon in my online shop.
Compass
One of the wisest and most challenging lessons I’ve learnt, is that I can trust my body. It knows when I like something or when I am repelled by it. It tells me who to trust, when to open up, and when it’s time to say goodbye. The guidance I sought in others, was inside all along.
Compass Ring.
Handmade with labradorite and recycled sterling silver.
Soon in my online shop.
Insight ring
“Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.”
Insight Ring.
Handmade with transparent quartz and recycled sterling silver.
Soon in my online shop.
Hypnotic
“I close my eyes to see”
Hypnotic Ring.
Handmade with kyanite and recycled sterling silver.
Soon in my online shop.
Enchanted
“If you are always trying to be normal you will never know how amazing you can be.”
Enchanted ring.
Handmade with fluorite and recycled sterling silver.
Spirited
In this new year of life, I decided that I am ready to trust myself. I will let my curiosity guide me, and use my feelings as a compass to discover who I am today.
I’d stopped paying attention to the wisdom of my body to avoid feeling parts of myself I didn’t trust: my despair, madness, anger and exhaustion, but the inner work I’ve done in the past few years, has taught me that these are my greatest teachers.
I have also learnt that my main job as an artist is to cultivate the inner space where ideas are born. Mental rigidity limits my imagination, while sensory receptivity expands it. My creative dedication comes from the delight I get from exploring new ideas.
So far this week, I began to learn the art of drinking and brewing coffee (from @jimseven); I read two children’s books that I’d always wanted to read: Alice in Wonderland and Treasure Island; I began to research how to make my own t-shirt designs; and best of all: I felt joy honoring the unique expression of my spirit.
Spirited ring.
Handmade with fluorite and recycled sterling silver.
Soon in my online shop.
Reflection
“I am another you. You are another me.”
Reflection ring.
Handmade with fluorite and recycled sterling silver.
Soon in my online shop.
Key
In the end, I think that we are all here to crack each others hearts wide open.
Key pendant.
Handmade with amethyst and recycled sterling silver.
This Monday in my online shop.
Eureka
Lemons. Sea breeze on bare shoulders. My father, cousin Alex, Vanessa and I, rollerskating down California streets at night. The scent of flowers, hot pavement, a star filled sky. Summers that live in my mind.
Our small family, usually cold and bundled up in our house in the forest, now bare and free. A rare chance to enjoy dad on vacation. Later, macaroni and cheese for dinner, black licorice for dessert.
Eureka ring.
Handmade with lemon quartz and recycled sterling silver.
This week in my online shop.
Submerged
The simple things are not the easiest. To allow what is. To let go of what is not. It takes skill to be at ease with each moment.
Submerged ring.
Handmade with fluorite and recycled sterling silver.
This week in my online shop.
Sovereign
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.
Origin
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.
Complex
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.
Balance
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.
Opening
I love how time has slowed down. It has given me the pause I need to savor life. As my mind quiets down, my body joins the rhythm of nature and my existence feels richer.
I can now appreciate art and friendship more fully. I can digest and integrate my experience of the past. I am open to feel the gift of love, cry the tears I’d held back, and release accumulated tension in my body.
The truth of who I am is revealed by this perspective of time and space.
Opening Pendant.
Handmade with ametrine and recycled sterling silver.
Omen
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.
Impromptu
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.
Magical
Today I received a wonderful message from Maria, in Massachusetts:
“You are a true magician, Jennifer, your work is powerful, spiritual and superbly crafted. Every time I know I'll have a difficult day, I wear something yours, and it makes me feel so much stronger, calmer, just better... I am so grateful that you are out there creating and making the world more beautiful.”
Thank you for continuing to enjoy my work! We create this magic together.
Magical Necklace.
Handmade with recycled sterling silver.
Next Tuesday in my online shop.
Expansive
I have a feeling that everything that has happened to me was orchestrated by me. Not with my full approval, but with the force of an expanding energy that just wants to be. An energy that cares nothing for social constructs, safety or reputation. A relentless desire for adventure and creation.
I am learning to trust this internal current, even when it feels self-destructive, because self-destruction can be positive. Especially when I break false ideas I have about myself, beliefs like I'm worthless or nobody cares. I am a force of nature, and I prefer to align with it than suffer its expansive and scary ways.
Expansion necklace.
Handmade with recycled sterling silver.
Soon in my online shop.