Try
[Stay tender. Touch a wildflower. Something I love about the desert is how hard everything must try. I see the flowers and
I’ve been feeling weary, despite my great attempts to go gently (which is against my very nature). It’s not the state of the world that I find draining, it’s watching how some humans treat other humans. It’s feeling that brute force on my own soul and taking it. Taking the hit.
I receive my lessons from the sage steppe. I see how things lean so the
Everything wants
My goal this month has been to receive everyone around me with joy, with care, with compassion — even if I am upended or publicly crucified, personally attacked, affronted by grumpy and frumpy souls. I have strived to reach out with the light I know is in me and as a result, I feel such a deeply rooted joy. I cannot be capsized. There’s something to “loving thy enemy” and “turning the other cheek”. I’m not sure what it is in me that suddenly allows for this kind of tolerance, for I was born with a short fuse, but it feels good and it feels headed somewhere. Upward. Onward.
While this fire season already has me feeling lonely and overwhelmed at times, I am trying to let my friends love me. I keep saying yes. I keep my heart open. I talk. I share. I care. I text my mum. And best of all, I know there’s a greater plan, I keep
Feather-ier
I wanted my feathers to be bigger and
One other thing worth mentioning is the slice of Succor Creek picture jasper in the larger design was cut by me with the help of my friend Nick. I’m dipping back into lapidary work here. It’s been 13 years since I last seriously cut stones! It’s so much fun. I’m remembering some aspects of stone cutting and I’m learning new techniques that no one ever told me about which is really cool. But most importantly, I see a future wherein I am able to cut cabochons exactly the way I want them cut with the rock I want to be using — namely local agates and jaspers — and the future is going to be sweet!
Well heck! I failed to share this last (maybe final) batch of Pollinator Necklaces before they flew to their new homes. What a joy this series has been for me. I have loved every single one of these creations and now that spring is here I’m thinking my next sterling bug might need to be a honey bee — I have a mind to honor our burgeoning apiary here at Sundries Farm. Stay tuned!
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Echo of Flight Necklaces in sterling silver with American turquoises and varicites. These necklaces will be available in my shop on May 13th at noon (mountain time zone).
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