Something that isn’t always talked about when people talk about growth is the requisite letting go growth demands. To emerge new, old skin must be shed. Growth journeys are often marked by a wild balance of elation and loss… the future feels expansive and in moving in that direction, we need to say goodbye to habits | people | activities that no longer serve our higher selves.
 
Cantera Opals foster both ease and grace in letting go and courage in the face of new chapters starting, of growth. A stone that captures the complexity of a growth oriented life.
 
This piece is an invitation and a reminder to set a table broad enough to welcome the wild range of feeling and experience that a seeker’s life demands.
 
Ethically sourced Cantera Opals set in sterling silver with fine silver bezels. Length can fit 7-8 1/2”.
 
All my pieces are individually handmade from natural stones and recycled metals. No two items are alike, and they will all have natural imperfections. These imperfections imbue the work with unique personality, grit, and story – the stuff of character. 
 
Stone jewelry shouldn’t be worn in water or exposed to chemicals (soaps, lotions, detergents). I like to think of stones as living things (on much different time scales than the ones we are accustomed to). To extend their lives, we need to limit their exposure water and other chemicals/liquids.