““First, you write for yourself... always, to make sense of experience and the world around you. It’s one of the ways I stay sane. Our stories, our books, our films are how we cope with the random trauma-inducing chaos of life as it plays.”
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Phoenix 5.
Handmade with labradorite and recycled sterling silver.
Soon in my online shop.
We will always bear the marks of our past. May they enrich us, make us more compassionate, and become our greatest strength.
Phoenix 4.
Handmade with lapis lazuli and recycled sterling silver.
Soon in my online shop.
During my time away, I sewed constantly. I made myself clothes using textiles hand-loomed by Mexican artisans. The vibrant colors and textures brought joy to each day, and little by little I pieced myself back together again.
Phoenix 3.
Handmade with chalcedony and recycled sterling silver.
Soon in my online shop.
You receive calls, messages and emails from friends. They are worried about you. They did not know you were going through a rough time. You tell them that in times of crisis, you are like a wounded animal. You heal in solitude.
Crisis for you is existential. It comes when you no longer know who you are, and ends when you find your center. The process is never linear. You advance by trial and error, and the duration and outcome are never predictable. The only certainty is that you will become more human.
Phoenix 2.
Handmade with rutilated quartz and recycled sterling silver.
Soon in my online shop.
You hide from everyone for several months. You have wounds to heal, inner darkness to explore. A long depression has crushed your dreams, illusions and sense of self.
You sort through the emotional wreck, until you find the deepest parts of your psyche. Those long forgotten. The ones that did not fit into the world you grew up in.
The quest to know yourself is painful, but you trust that with self-compassion you will heal, so you continue. Nothing is too sacred to question.
Mental boundaries crumble, until you have nothing to hold on to. It is time to drop the weight of your past and continue on your journey.
Phoenix 1.
Handmade with transparent quartz and recycled sterling silver.
Soon in my online shop.
Thank you for coming to my last online sale of 2016!
My Etsy shop will be closed until January 15.
Have a wonderful end of the year!
Today I celebrate my 700th sale on Etsy. Thank you so much for supporting my work during all these years! You inspire me to explore my creative path with even more enthusiasm. As soon as my hand is fully healed, I will share many new ideas with you.
In the meantime, my last sale of the year continues, and everything in my online shop has 30% off. Enter the code: 2016SALE at checkout to redeem. The sale ends on October 31, at 10 pm (CST).
Mi last online sale of the year has started!
Enter the code 2016SALE (single word) at checkout, and get 30% off your entire purchase.
Sale ends on October 31, at 10 pm (CST).
All sales are final.
My final sale of the year will start this Friday, October 21, at 10am CST.
Everything in my online shop will be 30% off. This includes my jewelry, drawings and paintings.
Please enter the coupon code: 2016SALE (single word) to get your discount.
The sale ends on October 31 at 10 pm CST.
I’m going to take a break from my jewelry bench, I have a mild case of tendonitis in my right thumb that needs time to heal.
In the meantime, I will work on projects that don’t require physical strength, such as sewing, painting and teaching. I will miss working with metal, but I am sure that I’ll return refreshed and full of new ideas.
These are the bones of our ancestors. If they had not become extinct 65 million years ago, we would not be here. In the same way, without your sincere support and kind words of encouragement, I would not have come so far.
Thank you for joining me as I am. I feel much stronger and lighter.
I’ve had many losses in the past couple of years. My dark hair. My father’s health. My favorite uncle. My childhood. The original giddy enthusiasm for my work. My blind trust in a higher power that loves and guides me. My belief in destiny. The feeling that anything I want is possible if I set my mind to it. The certainty that I have all the time I need. My sense of magic and synchronicity.
All of this has left a hollow feeling in my chest that physically hurts. Like a punching bag that has taken too many blows. Exhausted and hunched over, I give up. I can’t do this alone. I refuse to give up on la la land. Being reasonable has made me grow up, but it has also left me weary and without super powers. Who am I, if I can’t have a rich inner world of make-believe?
Found necklace.
Handmade with labradorite and recycled sterling silver.
The Totem pendants are now in my online shop.
If you no longer see the piece you are looking for, that means it has already sold.
I will add the five Totem necklaces to my online shop this Monday, between 1 and 2 pm, Mexico City time.
Sign up here if you want me to notify you the minute they are available.
“There is a fierce concentration inside of you; dormant — it is in your blood. It is the strength of your ancestors. It is the hammer and anvil of eons which struck the hardened steel of your spirit into a weapon of survival. ”
Jaguar Totem.
Handmade with recycled sterling silver.
Sign up here if you want me to email you as soon as this piece is available.
I once experienced real freedom. It came after many hours of meditation. I was no longer me, no longer the fragments of memory that make up my history. Not a child, nor a daughter, not a sister or an artist. I was not this body or these feelings. I was just space. Empty space. Terrifying and liberating space.
Freedom Totem.
Handmade with recycled sterling silver.
Soon in my online shop.
From the deepest waters.
Beluga Totem.
Handmade with recycled sterling silver.
Follow what feels true to you.
Integrity Totem.
Handmade with recycled sterling silver.
I brought this one back from my dreams.
Eagle Totem.
Handmade with recycled sterling silver.
I will add the Light Earrings to my shop this Monday, between 1 and 2 pm, Mexico City time. Please sign up here if you want me to notify you as soon as they are available. Each piece is one of a kind.
