Heading Toward the Holidays

As I'm writing the title of this blog I'm asking myself where does the word "holiday" come from? Is it about holly? Oh, maybe it means "holy". ok. I'll get that in another sitting down. But for now I just wanted to post a couple of pics and say that this success stuff is a lot of work. WONDERFUL work, but man, it takes a lot of time.... and I'm loving it. I feel pretty whole doing it. That's pretty cool. My work is staying on this magical spiritual path and I always sort of seem kind of surprised by that. Not sure why. I hold the pieces in my hands and then I have to write about them on my site and all this stuff comes pouring out. And I trust that stuff. Sometimes I quote other peoples sites about the meanings of gem stones or the history of a certain object, but I learn as I go and I'm constantly amazed at the depth of the world we live in. So you can go hereto see all of it, but here's a sample.

Tranquility Sold

I'm rushing off to work in a moment but I just got this beautiful order and the last post featured one of the pieces. Two altar vessels sold too and I was almost a bit teary eyed putting them into the shipping box. ok. I WAS teary eyed. Pictured here, the Time Bowl, was very special to me. But I guess it is "time" for it to move on. Thank you, Elizabeth, for being such a beautiful inspiration to me. I will never forget you.

Tranquility Amulet

I made this new piece and it's bringing up a lot of thoughts about these days we're living in. There is so much fear and unrest. Our sense of security withers amidst the downward slide of the Dow and slinging of mud from the right and the left. I remembered that there are more than four directions. There is also above, below, and to me one of the most important, within. 

During the beginning of this month I found myself suffering from an STD... Seasonal Transition Disorder, or so I thought. But now I'm imagining that anyone who isn't having some sort of equilibrium issues just isn't in touch or they are Masters of their own Universes. So my creation of more balance and a sense of being grounded has led me to go within and to find my own resources. And with this I have to ask myself the question, so what is the worst thing that could happen. Might our economy collapse? Perhaps. And so we would have to come together and help each other through it, become the neighbors and family that we need each other to be. We'd have to get out our old bicycles and pump up the tires and oil the chain. We'd have to have block pot lucks and share our stone soup. I know, I know, I'm just a dreamer. But like John would say, I'm not the only one.

Anyway, these are some of my thoughts and this is the piece called Tranquility Amulet. Check it out and some of the other pieces that bring a sense of Joy rather than Fear.

Namaste'

A Bit of a Sadistic Side

I don't know about you but part of me is looking forward to the Vice Presidential Candidate debates. It's not so much that I want to see Palin fall on her face. She's done that quite enough for anyone's lifetime, it's just that there's this way she gets this "never let 'em see you sweat" look in her eye and I can feel the sweat just at the edge of her pores and then she starts ranting the catch all phrases that have been brainwashed into her grey crevices and something in me is fascinated and there's a wicked enjoyment. I know, I know, it's fairly perverse. But in this day and age of "socialized debt", global climate change and warming, and governmental criminals getting away with more than we ever thought possible, a girl's gotta have her fun.

On the brighter side of life, however, you've got to read Pronoia and how the Universe is conspiring to shower you with blessings. Free Will Astrology.   And also, from the Guardian on September 9, 2008, The South American republic of Ecuador will next week consider what many countries in the world would say is unthinkable. People will be asked to vote on Sunday on a new constitution that would give Ecuador's tropical forests, islands, rivers and air similar legal rights to those normally granted to humans. If they vote yes - and polls show that 56% are for and only 23% are against - then an already approved bill of rights for nature will be introduced, and new laws will change the legal status of nature from being simply property to being a right-bearing entity. The proposed bill states: 'Natural communities and ecosystems possess the unalienable right to exist, flourish and evolve with Ecuador. Those rights shall be self-executing, and it shall be the duty and right of all Ecuadorian governments, communities, and individuals to enforce those rights.'

ok. I think that's the most right on piece of legislation I've heard of in a long time!!!  Bravo!!!

So the world goes on it's merry way with the changes and the effects of those changes, eh? I can't wait until we all realize that we are all one..... and divine.

Working and Creativity

It's been awhile since I last posted. I'm back to work after being off for a back injury and jeez, it's a push to pull it all together to work. But I have been!!!  

Got the wholesale order done. Delivering it today. Beautiful inspirational glass stones. I'll post pictures in the next post.

Lots of stuff going on in the world this week. The criminals who made trillions by destroying the mortgage market are off the hook as taxpayers take on a trillion dollars worth of bail out. Amazing isn't it? Funny how the term "moral majority" hasn't been heard much lately.

My First Wholesale Order!

Long, long day at the office but after the regular work I dropped of a Labyrinth time to EW Books and... voila, I got an order for glass word stones. These are sweet little tidbits of inspirational words like "breathe" "create" "courage" etc. I sell them by the pound in different shapes and sizes all hand made by me in my little dining room studio. And oh! she also wants me to try making some plates to put crystals and stones on. This should be exciting.

On another note, the office politics kinda crashed in on me today. I hate it when I have one of those days where I can't stop taking stuff personally. I think it happens a lot when people are not saying what they really mean and you never really know who's on  your side. Sound paranoid? Maybe.

All in all, a good day.

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Kiln Full of Mysteries

Today was a day of making new glass pieces and using some older ones in new jewelry. And I go along completely mesmerized by the processes and every once in awhile I'm completely conscious of how chaotic I am and it makes me smile, most of the time. Sometimes, though, my demons have a field day and try to convince me that I'm whacked for even thinking about showing what I do to anyone because... well you know how demons are. They'll say anything to make you believe you're not good enough. The little devils. Gotta love 'em though. I mean, the alternative really isn't productive. They ARE a part of me and not loving them, well, it's just not a good idea.

So as the kiln cools, I wonder what will appear when I open the lid. I have some educated guesses but it's always a little different than I had imagined. Sometimes more than a little bit.

I'm attaching a pic of the necklace I finished today. I called it Inlakesh. It honors the Tribal energy of my Soul. If you click on the picture it gets big and you can see it up close. It's kinda cool.

On Ancient and "Burn After Reading"

This is Ancient. She came to me from a tribe in my dreams somewhere along the coast of primitive Tunisia. There is a lot of power and probably has something to do with Shamanism and healing and that understanding of how things actually work and who we actually are. You can see her and the other stuff I do at....

Satori Fire Designs

I just saw the movie "Burn After Reading" It's still seeping in all the nuances of the characters, the intricacies of how the mind can create situations and then act on them never really understanding that they don't exist. Amazing. I loved the movie. Brad Pitt was hysterical, McDormand was amazing as the oblivious 40 year old who couldn't see past the plastic surgery she had to have to make her life worthwhile. (otherwise she might only be good enough for "losers", and George Clooney, dapper as ever but with a definite degree of Lunacy.

Time for bed. This is kinda fun. I forget, sometimes, how soothing writing can be.