I've been reading "Hagitude" by Sharon Blackie recently (if you've not yet read it, I highly recommend you do so). It has felt like a perfect companion while making these pieces. A passage on the Dark Feminine was particularly resonant with this piece. Rather than try to paraphrase, I'll just share it directly: "The Dark Feminine is above all the transformative feminine, teaching us that there can't be genuine growth without pain, challenge, unpredictability - and, especially, awareness of the dark. Wisdom comes from the darker places, not from having always lived in the light; and the creative impulse - which can motivate and sustain life only by constantly making way for new life - arises out of the friction which exists between the two." 
 
A collection of stones that invite and inspire transformation and creativity born from walking tenuous line between exuberant joy and heartbreaking sorrow... a life being authentically lived. 
 
Ethically sourced Cantera Opal, Kingman Turquoise, Rainbow Moonstone, Red Tiger's Eye, and Labradorite set in sterling silver with fine silver bezel. Chain is sterling silver. Hangs approx. 17-18".