Twice a year we are reminded, by the wisdom of the natural world, about cultivating the art of balance. As the sun hovers on the equator ready to favour either the northern or the southern hemisphere, thus heralding the onset of winter or the approach of warmer times, there is a moment of perfection. A …
How to spend less time fixing yourself & more time being perfect
(Or: how jewellery, astrology & bodyfulness fit together) I’ve finally faced the fact that I’m the kind of person who can’t just do one thing, because I end up being bored witless. The reason I decided to do a PhD was because hours at the jewellery bench had my thoughts wandering into ‘bad …
Read this next time you’re longing to feel beautiful
Are you beautiful? Do you find that a provocative question? Perhaps it hits a nerve that has you listing the ways that you’re not, yet, beautiful. Or perhaps you shy back due to modesty… We don’t go about openly declaring ourselves beautiful in this culture. And yet we’re obsessed by it! It’s difficult not to …
Stop hoping for that “One Defining Moment”
“If it would only take one word, perhaps one wise phrase to make us change, heaven would be easy to reach, here on earth.”** How often have we heard the story that every transformational book, every life-coach loves to tell? That one moment when something clicked and everything changed. The lightning flash of enlightenment that …
What astrology has taught me
I first discovered astrology at a time in my life when I was stuck. For one, my obsessive desire to be a successful artist seemed to have run aground and I wondered was the Universe working against me? Was I just unlucky? Or just plain ‘not good enough’? Was it a sign that this wasn’t …
7 tips for the perfect engagement ring
Do you have a special woman that you’d like to gift a piece of jewellery like an engagement or anniversary ring? And you really want that piece to reflect her individuality, that certain something you know makes her unique? If you already know exactly what would be perfect for her, you can skip this post …
3 things I no longer believe about my body
From when I was a teenager until well into my thirties I believed the usual amount of guff we women are fed about our bodies and their general unworthiness. Too fat, too skinny, thighs too big, breasts too small, hair all wrong etc, etc. I’m betting you know this story, because you have one of …
About symbols. Or, why I’m so over jewels with words stamped on them.
I’m prepared to admit that I’m a jewel snob. And I’m also going to be a cranky pants. I’ve had enough of bracelets stamped with your ‘bespoke’ word, like ‘love’ and ‘peace’ and ‘harmony’. And maybe your children’s names (like, really? are you going to forget them?). I love words, but I also know the …
But you ARE your body. Here’s why.
I’ve heard a few people comment lately, following a period of challenging illness, that in the end they discover they are not their bodies. They are something more transcendental, more unfettered and free. I always feel a visceral reaction to statements like this. Maybe it’s the Taurean archetype coming out… While I get what they …
5 steps to your perfect custom-design jewel
So you’ve been looking for a very special ring but nothing you’ve seen is really grabbing you and screaming ‘I’m the one!’ Or perhaps you have just decided that you deserve that fabulous piece of jewellery you’ve been promising yourself for a while. And yet, you’re feeling less than excited about all the prospects that …