I've noticed over the years that I am a pretty optimistic, upbeat person, and it shows in the designs I create. Themes of love, joy, bliss, and dreams find their way through pictures and words into the jewelry that I love to create. In general, I have a pretty "glass is half full" kind of attituds towards life. I used this picture in this watchface pendant and the woman is the photo looked anything but joyful and full of love. She looked heartbroken. So I chose the word "heartache" to accent this image. The birds in the pin reminded me of mourning doves, which, although they can be symbols of great joy, their very name provokes feelings of sorrow. So why would anyone want to wear such a depressing necklace? Because through dealing with heartache and disappointment comes great strength. I am a big fan of the book "The Self-Esteem Trap" by Polly Young-Eisendrath, which, if you haven't read, you definately should. In this book she describes how this generation of over-protective parents have become so concerned with sheltering their children from any adversity that we are raising a generation of children ill-equiped to handle the setbacks of life. Everybody needs to have go through some heartache, whether the reason is from love, loss, or any other disappointments from life. It is in dealing with life's setbacks that we find our inner strength, and learn how to cope. So I say, that this is a necklace to wear to remind ourselves that our spirit will give us strength to deal with life's challenges. After all, the glass is always half-full.
I've noticed over the years that I am a pretty optimistic, upbeat person, and it shows in the designs I create. Themes of love, joy, bliss, and dreams find their way through pictures and words into the jewelry that I love to create. In general, I have a pretty "glass is half full" kind of attituds towards life. I used this picture in this watchface pendant and the woman is the photo looked anything but joyful and full of love. She looked heartbroken. So I chose the word "heartache" to accent this image. The birds in the pin reminded me of mourning doves, which, although they can be symbols of great joy, their very name provokes feelings of sorrow. So why would anyone want to wear such a depressing necklace? Because through dealing with heartache and disappointment comes great strength. I am a big fan of the book "The Self-Esteem Trap" by Polly Young-Eisendrath, which, if you haven't read, you definately should. In this book she describes how this generation of over-protective parents have become so concerned with sheltering their children from any adversity that we are raising a generation of children ill-equiped to handle the setbacks of life. Everybody needs to have go through some heartache, whether the reason is from love, loss, or any other disappointments from life. It is in dealing with life's setbacks that we find our inner strength, and learn how to cope. So I say, that this is a necklace to wear to remind ourselves that our spirit will give us strength to deal with life's challenges. After all, the glass is always half-full.
