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Phoenix 2

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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.

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Phoenix 1

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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.

700 Sales

MUSIBATTY

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).

30% off Everything!

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. 

Break

MUSIBATTY

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.

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Found

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MUSIBATTY

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? 

MUSIBATTY

Found necklace.
Handmade with labradorite and recycled sterling silver.

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Jaguar

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MUSIBATTY
“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. ”
— Bryant McGill

Jaguar Totem.
Handmade with recycled sterling silver.

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Freedom

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MUSIBATTY

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.

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Beluga

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MUSIBATTY

From the deepest waters.

MUSIBATTY

Beluga Totem.
Handmade with recycled sterling silver.

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Integrity

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MUSIBATTY

Follow what feels true to you.

Integrity Totem.
Handmade with recycled sterling silver.

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Eagle Totem

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MUSIBATTY

I brought this one back from my dreams.

MUSIBATTY

Eagle Totem.
Handmade with recycled sterling silver.

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Crimson light

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MUSIBATTY
“Love consists of this: two solitudes that meet, protect and greet each other. ”
— Rainer Maria Rilke

Crimson Light earrings.
Handmade with garnet and recycled sterling silver.
This Monday in my online shop.

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Sunlight

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MUSIBATTY

I usually take pictures of myself modeling my jewelry on our first floor balcony, which faces a busy street. The best light is between 2 to 4 pm, which coincides with lunch time, and allows many people to closely observe the woman on the balcony taking pictures of herself. If I appear serious in my photographs, it's because I am ignoring cat calls and stares as I try my best to look natural and relaxed. 

This week, my neighbor was on vacation, so I was able to calmly take pictures in the bright, quiet courtyard at the entrance to her apartment. Oh the joy of privacy!

Sunlight earrings.
Handmade with carnelian and recycled sterling silver.

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Fresh Light

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MUSIBATTY
“Let everything happen to you
Beauty and terror
Just keep going
No feeling is final”
— Rainer Maria Rilke

Fresh Light earrings.
Handmade with chrysoprase and recycled sterling silver.