Sunrise, Sunset

Sunrise, sunset

Sunrise, sunset

Swiftly fly the years

One season following another

Laden with happiness and tears

                -- Fiddler On the Roof

Every sunrise is also a sunset, and this is what gives life both its bitter and its sweet.

There is no separating the joys and sorrows we experience into black and white:

it is more like technicolor, a stunning display we cannot imagine ourselves without.

This necklace includes an incredibly high-quality cabochon of Queensland Agate in true sunshine shades of cherry orange, deep sunflower and cream.

It has a little companion sun (with little sun rays!) whose center is a lovely oval of Brazilian Jade with natural yellow color.

This necklace honors the amazing dance of life: sunrises, sunsets, hello and goodbye.

With one of the last little vintage Japanese cherry blossom cabochons, I made a necklace to be a sweet treat:

While I made and finished pieces in the process of being made (Sunrise, Sunset) and created new pieces my Mama sat in the big comfy studio chair and read her beloved newspaper,

peppering me with questions such as, "Do you believe in God?"

and statements such as, "That Beyonce is a class act!"

I am so going to miss her when she flies away on Thursday night!!

These two pieces will be in the Metal Shop later tonight: we have a date with the ice cream parlor and we're on our way out the door!