SAFE

Posted on Instagram on November 3, 2018

I woke up at the crack of dawn, strangled by heavy anxiety.
It's been a while.
It scared me.
It made me want to make it go away.
It sent my mind in a spiral of doom.
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I went to work. Finding shelter and relief between metal and stones.
I had no clue about what to create, I just knew I needed to evoke the feeling of safety I so needed.
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I let it all go, because it was the only way. I didn't plan. I melted and hammered pieces of silver, I fused them together, surrendering. Trusting.
As the anxiety slowly melted away a little, the piece started to take shape.
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It's a bit of a nest - a bit of a cave - a bit of a safe embrace. A place to sink into, curl up and feel a spark of comfort in the midst of discomfort.
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I had fabricated that little sleeping lady more than a month ago, and she has lived on my bench since then. She now has a place.
A soft spot with darkness and light, feather and leaves, the watery presence of Aquamarine and the pink love of Tourmaline - courage, dear heart!
The back is a glory of melted surface, textured by chaos, on which I carved symbolized tiny stars - almost invisible, if you don't pay attention - to remind that I am made of stardust.
I belong.
I am part of it all.
I am safe.
I can give myself comfort in the middle of pain.
Softness.