Ophelia

Posted on Instagram on July 13, 2018

"Like a leaf clings
To the tree
Oh my darling,
Cling to me
For we're like creatures
Of the wind
Wild is the wind
Wild is the wind"
(D. Bowie)
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I don't know what to say about this necklace, except that it took me captive for two days. As soon as my hand flew to the stones and I felt the pull of their magic.
Many things ran through my mind while working on this, a stream of hazy daydreams and emotions and memories.
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Ophelia came to my mind a lot. For some unconscious reason, I am sure, but I can't pinpoint it rationally. Still, it made sense to name the necklace after her.
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The melancholy I have been feeling these last two days, for no particular reason.
And the fact that, instead of running straight to the usual thought ("omg I am relapsing into depression!") I accepted it and allowed it a space within me.
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How I listened to Nick Cave and Johnny Cash and Jeff Buckley, trusted companions in time of melancholy. How I could enjoy these moments because I didn't let my fear of emotions taint them.
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And while this necklace may have started as some song about sadness and tears and darker things, in the end it carries a powerful feeling. A love song. And something victorious.
Does it make sense? It does to my soul.
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This is hand fabricated - it means I cut every leaf and piece from silver sheet, soldered each tiny piece and then used small burrs to carve them and give them the organic look.
The labradorite is like a stunning pond of magic. The garnet a deep drop of blood.
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Sterling and fine silver.