[Last Gasp Rings :: sterling silver & chalcedony]

In the thick of turning
the last gasp of summer
comes on pushing green and bright
near to ground
round rock roots
in the widening patches of sunlight spooling
[bristling feathers
woolly stalks
mosses star spangled and shivering]
as the aspens turn gold
and throw themselves to the ground.

I love this time of year.
The final, desperate push of summer in the September daytime, the crush of winter-coming in the cold of the night.

Oh summer, you cannot stay, there are laws of orbit you must abide by! But we’ll meet again, soon enough.

These rings serve to honor what I see happening in my forest here. Transition. Fade. A final burst of green and growth. The falling away of the rose and alder, the bare bones of the trees standing stalwart and quiet, waiting patiently for the snows to descend. It’s beautiful and tragic, as life and death always are.

[sterling silver, copper & seed beads]

You know, travel is a two edged sword for me.  That thing they say:

“Every day away from creative work will take you three days to recover from.”

Well, it’s true!  I will testify!  Tragically/blessedly, I was away in Idaho for ten days…that makes for a thirty day recovery period (ahhhhhhhhhhhhh I will never make it!!!!!!!!!!).  Today I finally felt like I had a bounce in my step out in the studio.  Every morning, for the past week, it’s been like yanking teeth to get me out here, working, sweating silver, dreaming up good stuff.  Seriously.  I ran 14 miles on Monday because I was feeling mildly avoidant. What do I do when I am religiously avoiding the studio or any kind of creative effort?  You don’t want to know.  It’s all freaky.  To boot, we are leaving the Methow Valley and moving home to Idaho in the next few weeks and I tend to sort of withdraw from my creative efforts when I feel a transition is looming — a bit like a military wife when her husband’s deployment is a few days away.  Wait.  Can I compare my work to a husband?  I suppose I can.

Anyway, today me and the hammers and the flame and all my other tools and bits and pieces were really jiving for the first time in days.  I only had four hours to work after running errands down in the valley and look at what happened!  Some darling little cutie pie earrings surfaced!  Thank God for those little cutie pies.  I can feel myself coming on, coming on like a freight train.

But let me be frank, they’re pretty awesome earrings.  I really like this design.  I feel like my white-girl-whimsy was working double overtime today.  Good news:  I actually started four pairs of these babies (or variations on this design) and will turn out a few more in the next few days.  What do I love about them?  I love that they are oversized post earrings, that they are three dimensional, that the post component is a beautiful leafy shape, that there is color involved as well as some organic forms and textures as well as nice movement.  Delicious.

I have more to say but I have to run!  A friend is hosting a dinner party tonight and I’m already late.

Toodaloo!

X

[Summer Bones Ring :: sterling silver & prehnite]

One ring from a little series I am working on.  Bold and whimsical.

https://www.thenoisyplume.com/blog/2013/09/10/6750/

[Babe on the Moon Rings :: sterling silver & prehnite]

For star slingers, moon singers, cosmic-wander-lusters.

[Lone Wolf Rings :: sterling silver & moonstone]