Prayer

“This is my wish for you: Comfort on difficult days, smiles when sadness intrudes, rainbows to follow the clouds, laughter to kiss your lips, sunsets to warm your heart, hugs when spirits sag, beauty for your eyes to see, friendships to brighten your being, faith so that you can believe, confidence for when you doubt, courage to know yourself, patience to accept the truth, Love to complete your life.”

*Photo via oakenteat.wordpress.com

Beauty instead of Ashes

 “You can shed tears that she is gone, 
or you can smile because she has lived.
You can close your eyes and pray that she'll come back,
or you can open your eyes and see all she's left.
Your heart can be empty because you can't see her,
or you can be full of the love you shared.
You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday,
or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.
You can remember her only that she is gone,
or you can cherish her memory and let it live on.
You can cry and close your mind,
be empty and turn your back.
Or you can do what she'd want:
smile, open your eyes, love and go on.”

- David Harkins 

RIP my loving grandma.......

**Photos by Kirsty Mitchell, "Wonderland" 2009-2011

Fall into Dark Romance

"Thou art to me a delicious torment." 

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Versatile Agate

Although Agate has been in a trend scene for a while,  I still feel strong about the attraction of Agate to continue for SS 2011, 2012. The stone, itself looks extremely endearing and organic, often turns out to be a too much tribal style and fails the stylish audience who prefers an elegant jewelry statement. Despite of the  retail failure in the past, the reason to pay attention again is that though the design will come in much more refined as we can see in these rising jewelry designers' work, Minh Wysocan and Mimi Jung for Brook and Lyn. I love their new interpretations on using the stone more as an ascent, which is presented in sophisticate constructions and intricate details with versatile elements like ropes, crochet, worn metal castings. Perfect example that you can transform a low stone to a beautiful piece of jewelry!

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Designer Ninh Wysocan in her Studio

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Designer Mimi Jung in her own creations

Studio Work 1

“A man who works with his hands is a laborer; a man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman; but a man who works with his hands and his brain and his heart is an artist” - Louis Nizer