i am the ocean. i am the river.

i have been busy working on pieces for my upcoming show, lanterns, spiral earrings, stacking rings, charm necklaces, etc. i took a break from that the last couple of days to make these new pieces.

a new "maven soul" necklace,

with prehnite, rainbow moonstone, labradorite, and green tourmaline

amidst the stones, it has a single leaf, one of my tri-leaf pieces, and a sweet little green tourmaline flower dangling below.

maven means "one who knows". this necklace is to encourage understanding of your own soul. to promote exploration and excavation. to help you to discover what is real for you.

an "i am the ocean" ring,

with a gorgeous faceted labradorite

i am the ocean.

i ebb and i flow.

i give and i receive.

i know and i don't.

i trust and i fear.

i am the ocean.

this flash is amazing!

the ocean has been on my mind lately. living in the landlocked, usually very dry (except right now. it snowed today!) area that i do, i adore the ocean, the beach. i dream of it often. glenn and i just decided to return to this incredible beach for a family trip to celebrate my birthday this year!

and the "i am the river" ring,

with a beautiful crazy lace agate

i am the river.

i let go and i flow.

i gurgle, i ripple, and i roll.

i trust and i trickle.

i release and i believe.

i am the river.

in the absence of the ocean, i desperately appreciate the river that runs through my town, the dolores river. it is a constant soothing presence in my life and i don't know what i would do without it. i love the contrast between the ocean and the river. the ocean is back and forth, give and take, in and out, here and there. it always stabilizes, always equalizes itself, what it gives it takes back, what it lets go, it retrieves, an unending cycle. the river just goes. it blindly flows where it knows it's meant to go. it lets go and it releases and it goes, no looking back, no reservations. which are you right now, the ocean or the river?

these are all on their way to the shop right now.

we had planned to camp this weekend, with some dear friends. but once again, the weather is not cooperating. it is freezing cold and snowy. may is malfunctioning this year. i just want to be warm! we'll see what it does tomorrow and decide. i hope you all have spectacular weekends, whatever your weather and whatever you do...