DORSALE ● Not Even The Mountains

Posted on Instagram on April 24, 2019

I am happy to finally show you this ring.
The result of two months of inner turmoil and pushing through self imposed limits.
The struggle with pressure, old ideas, dysfunctional beliefs.
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The whole work culminated with the Notre Dame fire, which happened on the same day I finally envisioned this ring.
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To me, it is a backbone (spina dorsale in Italian).
But it is also a mountain crest.
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I found myself struggling with resistance. Especially resistance to change.
Usually the way to address it is...keep struggling and freak out 😅
But I have found myself repeating this mantra in my mind.
Not even the mountains, Alice. Not even the mountains.
Because for how much change scares me, not even the majestic mountains can escape it. So why should I get such privilege?
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Not even the mountains.
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Notre Dame on fire confirmed the message loud and clear.
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I made this and a sister ring before getting sick, and one today with a special piece of quartz 💗
It's made from copper that I cut, hammered, formed, hammered, filed and carved. A layer of silver dust has been melted on it.
It's once again the metal teaching me how to be soft, in a way.