fanciful devices: Coupla Notes.

A Stone Is Nobody's

A man ambushed a stone. Caught it.
Made it a prisoner.
Put it in a dark room and stood guard over it for the rest of his life.

His mother asked why.

He said, because it's held captive, because it is captured.

Look, the stone is asleep, she said, it does not know whether it's in a garden or not. Eternity and the stone
are mother and daughter; it is you who are getting old. The stone is only sleeping.

But I caught it, mother, it is mine by conquest, he said.

A stone is nobody's, not even its own. It is you who are conquered; you are minding the prisoner, which is yourself,
because you are afraid to go out, she said.

Yes yes, I am afraid, because you have never loved me, he said.

Which is true, because you have always been to me as the stone is to you, she said.

Russell Edson

FAQs

1. Are you a Southeast Asian dancing girl from the 1800s?

No, sorry to disappoint. My avatar and banner images are from an ancient book I found in the depths of my grandmother's cabinets. More on that here.

2. How do you make everything look so old?

First, you need a good oxidizer to brush on every bit of metal you can reach. I'll tell you all about it here.

Then there's this wax. I first mentioned it here. You'll have to scroll down a lot.

3. How can you be so productive?

I'm insanely obsessed and I have no offspring. I do nothing else- I don't have a day job, I don't clean my house or cook, I spend all day in pjs, often completely abandoning personal hygiene... I only interact with other humans when I walk my dog. And I like people! But I prefer dogs.

And I'm sloppy- but I make that sloppiness work for me.

4. Any tips you'd like to share?

No! Except for these 16 posts about techniques and this one about how to find your aesthetic.

5. Would you be offended if I took some inspiration from your designs?

Well, I'd be happier if you outright copied them.

No really, imitation is how we learn. I have enough ideas to go around. And even if I don't- please. No one's going to do this obsessively enough to threaten my business. (Probably.) I learned by copying others and I've seen others copy me as a step toward developing their own voice. So feel free. (I'd love if you tossed me a link in my comments, so I can feel like a proud momma.)

6. What do you look like?

Why, what have you heard? Really? Wow.

11/28/12

Coupla Notes.

I have to reiterate. You gotsta go here and read this interview a nice lady did of me. She got me actually expressing shit and stuff.
Next, I forgot to share this ring:

This is Love.

Is good? No is good?

Tangent: there was a toddler in Target holding up a key lime pie yogurt waddling after his mom going, "What has in it? What has in it?" And I swooned. Am I the only one that can be taken down by adorable grammar?

Speaking of adorable, lemme share some spaztic shmanimals with you, just in case you were feeling down->

Also, readbetween found me this no-rhythm having boid->

If you aren't sure if birds can really dance, shut up->

And finally, these babies are up:
The Beauty. Scarab and Flower Assemblage Pendant. Rustic Shabby Aqua Mint With Ceramic Art Bead.

On the Lip of Insanity. Rustic Dark Assemblage Tassel Earrings With African Bone.

Where No One Sees You. Rustic Coin Assemblage Earrings.

The Beauty. On the Lip of Insanity. Where No One Sees You.
In Your Light. Cosmic Iridescent Earrings with Roman Glass and Patina.

One Whole Heart. Pale Rustic Shabby Asymmetrical Assemblage Earrings.

Untie Your Wings. Cosmic Iridescent Assemblage Earrings.

In Your Light. One Whole Heart. Untie Your Wings.
The Lover of the World. Cosmic Iridescent Assemblage Earrings.

Your Heart Begins to Dance. Rustic Iridescent Assemblage Earrings.

Light and Shadow. Cosmic Iridescent Vintage Tassel Earrings.

The Lover of the World. Your Heart Begins to Dance. Light and Shadow.
Weeping. Cosmic Iridescent Eye earrings with Lampwork and Labradorite.

Kiss the Ground. Rough Raw Garnet on Chunky Ring.

Let Go of Life. Rough Raw Gemstones on Chunky Ring.

Weeping. Kiss the Ground. Let Go of Life.
Where you fear to Live. Rough Raw Gemstones on Chunky Ring.

Notorious. Rough Raw Gemstones on Chunky Ring.

The Prisoner. Rough Raw Gemstones on Chunky Ring.

Where you fear to Live. Notorious. The Prisoner.

Damn. I been busy.

5 comments:

Juliette said...: Yeah, I'm back and what a great post to sink into.

Loving your rings, LOVE them. Those triangular earrings, beautiful!!; 11/28/12, 3:17 PM
Carrie said...: I declare Weeping to be the most beautiful pair of earrings ever made.

That is all.; 11/28/12, 4:44 PM
Flotsam Tide said...: Parrots go Gangnam style? Awesome. That little story of the toddler in Target had me smiling. I am swooning over your jewelz... such beauty and complexity. In your light kills me... they resemble a miniature metal art installation, and those crystal rings are darkly seductive with their facets stacked like archaic totems. Lovely my friend...; 11/29/12, 12:02 AM
Penelope said...: Well you'd love it around here then, Toby says that kind of stuff all the time! (He's 7 though, so the adorableness is starting to wear off). I love how your post is all animals! animal! LOL parrots! Ohyeahhere'ssomejunkimade. All crushed at the bottom like that half a candy bar in the bottom of a school bag.; 11/29/12, 5:00 AM
Beatnheart said...: I leave this comment for your approval... Or not.
You have your husband laboring away in a back room making rings for you and also a bunch of other people cause how on the heck do u get all this work done... I live in shame.; 11/29/12, 11:01 PM