One of A Kinds

Whew. I just finished with a major update of the website which included (at long last) some "one-of-a-kinds", along with some "few-of-a-kinds". These are mostly geodes and impressive gemstone specimens. Have a look:

 

There are LOTS more geodes to come-beautiful, amazing colors and sparkle. However, they need holes drilled in them. And that is my work today. I can't guarantee they will ever get up on the website as the "summer crunch" is just about to begin. if you are particularly interested in geodes, send me an email and you can choose your own!

Have a great week!

A nice thought...

I finally found a "good" bumblebee stamp for a locket. 

I love the colors. This one is from Norway. 

And so, I needed a related quote for the reverse.

Actually, just about any of the quotes I use would do,

as I try not to make particularly obvious links between the quote and image. 

However, this quote struck me.

Perhaps it is strange to put on a locket, and maybe not something you would want to give as a gift. 

But, I thought it was beautiful. 

And just a nice thought:

Last night,

as I was sleeping,

I dreamt-marvelous error!-

that I had a beehive here inside my heart.

And the golden bees were making

white combs and sweet honey

from my old 

failures.

-Antonio Machado

ps-if you like the bee and not the quote, pick another one or send me your own : )

New New!

I finally had time to work on some new lockets. 

Lucky for you I have become obsessed with stamp collecting now and have found some real beauties lately, as you can see above. All of these particular stamps are "'one -of -a -kinds" for now...get ém while you can!

Also, this weekend I will be hitting two great shows around town. On Saturday I will be at the Coolidge Corner Arts Festival, and Sunday I will have my last show until the Fall at SoWa.

The weather is supposed to be lovely-see you there!

ps- lockets (and accompanying messages) make a beautiful graduation gift!

Finally!!! Some updates to my poor, neglected website. Lots of new link earrings went up, along with the above section featuring my love affair with mixing oxidized sterling, gold and the occasional gemstone or pearl.

More updates in ALL sections (including lockets!) will be coming next week, so keep checking in. Just about everything will be on the table this Sunday at SOWA.

Enjoy looking and have a wonderful long weekend!

SOWA is on for Sunday May 22. See you there!

Rain

for tomorrow, Sunday the 15th...so I am not setting up at SOWA, but hope to be back the following Sunday. Big updates coming this week....

Monk Stalking

I just want to say, before we begin, that I am not alone in monk stalking.
In fact, it seems that nearly everyone who visits Angkor Wat has the same affliction.

Monks are like celebrities while they are at Angkor, and the tourists are the paparazzi. Just so you know.
The thing is, the temples at Angkor are really old-like 1000 years old, so naturally their color shows this-they are gray and black. Then, a monk comes along in an intense saffron robe. The contrast is stunning color-wise and the imagery created is....perfect.  

Can you blame me?

 Monks from a distance- 

a way to ease yourself into full-on, up-close photos.

 That little kid was lucky his outfit worked with the color scheme-

otherwise he would've been cropped!

 This young monk turned the tables and asked for a photo of me, 

after which I did the same to him, of course. Isn't he sweet?

 But generally, monks are more into the temple (that's why they came all this way, right?) and take photos of the amazing art and history there. They must be confused as to why we take pictures of them instead of that.

 I surprised this monk as he turned a corner. This was a true stalking. I'm sorry.

 The artistic monk shot.

 Monks in the landscape. You may also notice something else here-a huge yellow balloon. That things goes up and down literally all day for ten minutes at a time for people to take aerial photos. 

The money shot.

I have to admit, I did not take this picture. 

But I know the person who did and he doesn't mind me 

sharing it with you :)

In other news...I am back from my travels (but will be sharing a few more travel pictures soon)

and in the Boston area for a few weeks before heading to the Vineyard.

That means I am able to work on custom orders and repairs- just send me an email.

And, check out my shows coming up-I would love to see you in person!

Have a lovely weekend and Happy Mother's Day!