Red Coral & Lapiz Lazule – Jewellery for a Gem!

A remarkable young woman, Robin, celebrated her birthday and this piece dropped into my head and out my finger tips.  The Red Coral focal piece represents her personal power, which is very strong…. and the lapiz lazule accent pieces add a tribal effect and represent roots and grounding, with a dash of protection.  I feel Robin radiates her radiant beauty and power with such grace and balance!

Our  world is graced with a new generation to lead the way toward a harmonious & healthy unity!   Gratitude for Being You,  Robin!    Happy Birthday!

Robin's Power Necklace of Red Coral & Lapiz Lazule

Red Coral Feature Piece with Lapize Lazule Accents - Hand Tied Knots

Red Coral has been used for jewellery and has beliefs around it of sacred properties of protection, standing strong in personal power  & medicinal qualities.  More background on Red Coral link: Coral_(precious)

Lapiz Lazule Jewellery Dancing on Blooming Beach Goddess!

We just returned from an annual retreat off the West Coast of British Columbia, Tofino.  The Island Bridges Retreat takes places on Meares Island, a short boat ride from Tofino, past a wee island with a large Bald Eagle nest with two baby Eagles peering out!  Just the boat ride to the retreat is beautiful, and once there we proceed to unload…. small luggage and big outside world pressures.  For 22 years our group has been privileged to be invited to spend time each year at Kakawis, lands of the Nuu-chal-nuth Nation.  Lonecone Mountain, a small lake and spectacular sandy beach with vistas of nearby islands, sunsets and Eagles … Nature’s beauty which heals the soul!  Many cultures and religious beliefs come together gently, we share the gift of being on the sacred lands of the Nuu-chal-nuth people…. sweat lodges, pipe ceremony, meditation and qigong, dancing on the beach, yoga, reiki and massages, sacred circles and nuturing foods…. laughter, tears and celebration.

I offered dance inspiration….  Exploring Earth, Wind, Fire and Water and a Glorious Gang of Goddesses joined me on the beach.  The rain stopped, the sun came out and an Eagle circled over our dancing circle….. What magic!  One of the beauties who came…. danced…. and Bloomed into Her Goddess.  As she danced with a Lapiz & Turquoise Necklace of my design, sunlight reflected the blue of her eyes & the Lapiz on her neck.  We celebrated being alive, danced like nymphs and wild women & our Spirits took flight together!   We were all One.

As we share the Truth of who we Truly are, our Oneness heals and life is full of the inspiration we reflect to each other.  Let your Goddess-God Shine today!  Create the Beauty we enjoy from the Beauty that surrounds us all the time….we just need to open our eyes and see!  Dance You!

Reta “The Blooming Goddess” of Island Bridges beach dance!

Tofino is a magnificient part of British Columbia Canada, we are so fortunate to be in B.C.  Visit these web sites for more info and visuals: http://www.gotofino.com

The Nuu-Chah-Nulth Nation http://www.nuuchahnulth.org/index.html

Island Bridges Retreat on Meares Island, B.C. http://www.islandbridges.ca Some other interesting sites are: http://Meares_Island http://nationspaddling.wordpress.com http://www.coastalarts.net/site/culture http://Tla-o-qui-aht_First_Nations http://www.coastalpeoples.com

New York Jewellery Images Continued

Going through my photos I came across the following images taken while visiting The Metropolitan Museum of Art     in New York, NY and offer them as jewellery inspirations through history.

Some jewellery styles maintain common uses while others are specific to certain cultures and times in history. The Nose Ornament is fascinating and makes me curious how it felt to wear such cumbersome pieces of jewellery, obviously covering the lower area of the face.

Gold Nose Ornament – Columbia, Yotoco (Calima)

Peru – Nose Ornaments

Nose Ornaments – Peru

Description – Gold Nose Ornament Columbia, Yotoco

Close of Up of Gold Jewellery – Indonesia, Java

Earrings - reign of Thutmose III - Egyptian

Earrings - reign of Thutmose III Description - Egyptian Jewellery

Egyptian Beads

Egyptian - stone chips & beads

Fetish & Beads - Egyptian

Gold Jewellery Pieces - Indonesia - Java

Greek Jewellery - Gold

Greek Gold Jewellery

Menat Necklace - Egyptian

Menat Necklace Description - Egyptian

Greenwich Village Bead Shop Window - New York, N.Y.

Greenwich Village - Bead Shop Tribal Masks - New York, N.Y.

Cayley’s 18th Birthday! Lapiz & Tibetan Turquoise Necklace for Good Luck!

Happy 18th Birthday Cayley!   What a fabulous party to celebrate standing on the threshold of unlimited possibilites! So happy you are excited about your Good Luck necklace.  When I sat quietly waiting for design inspiration to come I held you in my heart and your deep caring and beautiful open heart shone through.  The words that came with the design were lightness, fun, strength, grounded, beauty, sparkle, curiosity, tenderness and joy…. all reflected back in your eyes…. May your Path be Blessed with Joyful Fulfilment of your Dreams Cayley!   Hugs, Lucy

Cayley's 18th Birthday Good Luck Lapiz & Tibetan Turquoise Necklace!

Cayley's Lapiz & Tibetan Turquoise Necklace

Turquoise Jewellery – Necklace set – for Janet – a Gem of a Friend!

It is such a Joy to sit with my precious stones and let them talk to me!  Opening to Creativity & Possibilities…. I have an especially deep passion for Turqoise, and Tibetan Turquoise is special.

When I had a creative rush before our New York trip, quite a selection resulted.  When visiting a friend in Campbell River, B.C., Janet Christenson, I casually mentioned my jewellery.  Her curiosity was fun and exciting as she gave my favorite Tibetan Turquoise Necklace & Earrings Set a beautiful home….. adorning her beauty!  I am thrilled and know that the gifts that Turqoise bring to us will give her special blessings.     Janet, Enjoy & Keep Shining Bright!

Janet Christenson & Tibetan Turquoise Necklace & Earrings Set

'Piano' Janet & Tibetan Turquoise .... Making Beautiful Music!

The offerings of our Earth such as Turqoise bring us Beauty & Joy…. some Native Aboriginal people believe that Turquoise is worn for Protection & Safety.  It’s use in Jewellery and decorative accessories dates back thousands of years.    Turquoise

Mosaic Jewellery Texture & Tesserae – Contemporary Mosaic Art – Mosaic Artist – Angela Zimek – Klagenfurt, Austria

Extraordinary Jewellery…..creative and amazing use of mosaic tiles – inspirational, colorful using ancient Italian methods of art! Unlimited use of materials at our fingertips, we just have to think, dream out of the box. Imagine! Create!

couronne – crown mosaic – michele31600

Sceptique – Michele Artigue – Self Portrait – michele316Mosaic Artist – Michèle Artigue – Toulouse, France

HUIPIL EXPOSE SUR BOIS mosaic – michele31600

ceptique – Michele Artigue – Self Portrait – michele31600

Plastron mosaic – michele31600

Mosaic Art Source – http://mosaicartsource.wordpress.com   and   www.mosaicartsource.com

Tribal Stones Jewellery – Artist – Donna Young – Vancouver, BC

Prayer Rug – Mosaic, originally uploaded by mosaic art source.

Prayer Rug
“30 x 18″
Orsoni smalti & mosaic gold
Donna Young
2004

Mosaic Artist & Friend Donna Young uses inspiring colors & patterns.  24 k Gold adds sparkle & life to all!

MOSAIC

Mosaic is the art of creating images with an assemblage of small pieces of colored glass, stone, or other material. It may be a technique of decorative art, an aspect of interior decoration or of cultural and spiritual significance as in a cathedral. Small tiles or fragments of pottery (known as tesserae, diminutive tessellae), or of colored glass or clear glass backed with metal foils are used to create a pattern or picture.

Mosaic – Wikipedia

New York New York, Gem Experiences & Jewellery Inspiration

…..it’s been a while….. New York, San Francisco…twice…. snow and winter chills…but here we are once again.

Off to New York…Vancouver to Seattle, into Chicago O’Hare Airport & sleeping on benches overnight, snow storms, missed flights, standby to LaGuardia at 5:00 am…. finally…New York was worth all of it!

Lucy & New York’s Finest -Times Square – New York – tribalstonesjewellery

Time has come and gone quickly since New Year’s Eve in New York! What an amazing city! My expectations were high for my first visit to my husband’s home town…..but my experiences were sky high and beyond. I’m in love with NY… as well as my wonderful hubby! Living in the eye of a tornado, people…passion…culture…beauty…life as art! A whirlwind of morning till night, keep going even when ready to drop, remarkable experiences… from Grenwich Village to Broadway, Times Square to Subways, Bakeries to Bistros, Soho to Moma and the Met… drinking in every possible minute, the sights and delights of the Big Apple with my special hometown tour guide! What a tantilizing treat!

Around every corner inspirational images for jewellery and living life fully jumped and cavorted before my thirsty eyes. Some of the visuals I will offer to you, while I carry the totally transformative experience in my heart! Enjoy.

Monet & Water Lillies

“He sought to create …. The refuge of a peaceful meditation in the center of a flowering aquarium.”

Monet Lillies - captured liquid colors

Each small area of Monet’s painting is a source of inspiration, beauty so fluid as each color flows and merges with the next, drawing the viewer deeply & quietly into the Water and Lilies. MoMa – Museum of Modern Art, New York

Eli Klein Fine Art - Soho New York

Wandering through New York’s SoHo galleries was fabulous!

Eli Klein’s web:

www.EKfineart.com

A lovely jewellery boutique was SoHo Gems and web:

www.sohogem.com

Unique and creative Jeans at web:

www.worldjeanshop.com

Bakery delights we stumbled upon, happily at Pasticceria Bruno web:

www.pasticceriabruno.com

The Icon Gallery in Soho at 458 West Broadway was great, but no web.

Goddess-like jewellery web:

www.satelliteparis.com

Just a trickle of possibilities encountered in Soho…next time… onto the subway and another adventure!

New York Subway Mosaics

“Your imagination is your preview to life’s coming attractions. ” Albert Einstein

More New York Subway Mosaic Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art & a bundled Lucy

The breathtaking & awe inspiring treasures at the met are endless & timeless…

Ancient Jewellery - The Metropolitan Museum of Art , NY

Egyptian Necklace - The Met, NY

Ancient Jewellery - The Met, NY

Ancient Beads - The Met, NY

Egyptian Jewellery - The Met, NY

New York Necklaces for New Years 2009!

While rushing off to New York my attempt to add the latest jewellery pieces didn’t work out, the computer was already off on holiday!  So here are the pieces which were New York bound…. what an incredible adventure!  Each day seemed like three and the energy of the city gave us the high octane excitement to just keep on going.   Inspiration at every street corner and subway stop! 

New York Necklace Creations from Turquoise to Coral!

Red Coral Necklace & Earrings

Turquoise Tear Drop Necklace

Rochelle's Turquoise & Lapis Lazuli - Hand Knotted necklace

Turquoise Trio Necklace & Earrings Jan 2009

Tibetan Turquoise Tear Drop Necklace & Earrings Jan 2009

Turquoise Tear Drop Necklace Close Up

We are off to San Francisco tomorrow for a few days to celebrate Ralph’s dad 95th Birthday …. “Marvelous Max” !  While honoring mom… our “Lovely Lilli” who passed away last January.  Life is such contrast of blessings and sorrows, each illuminating the other.  So… here’s Cheers to the New Year 2009!  More when we return home….

West Coast Winter Wonderland – Jewellery Finale then off to New York!

Such a magical winter wonderland – white glistening diamonds – a blanket of powder clings to the trees – while our Hummingbird pair still arrives to drink their fill.  It’s been freezing at night so we take in the hummingbird feeder in at night and hang it back outside in the morning, often with a Hummingbird dancing before the windows to remind us it’s breakfast time – so move it, we’re waiting!  How delightful! 

I couldn’t resist putting up the pictures which I took this morning while standing in our back yard.  Magical Beauty!  While we normally would have webbed duck feet from all the rain…. we now don boots to stomp through the snow, imagine…. we aren’t used to shovelling rain!   Alana’s apple tree is transported to Christmas Card status and Alana the ‘Hummingbird Protector’ while we are in New York, so no worries there.

I am finishing up some necklaces and earrings to take to New York later this week, hunkered down in our wonderland.  The thrill of the Big Apple during the holiday season will offer different Magic, we can’t wait to experience Times Square on New Years Eve! 

Wishing everyone a Season of Beauty and Joy!  Warm shelter and hearty nourishment to those in need, and Peace on Earth for All!    

West Coast Winter Wonderland

Dec 22 Bird Feeder Tree in Back Yard

 

Alana's Apple Tree Transformed!