Delicate and Tender Valentine

My mind is on gardening so much these days.

Orion and I are in the back yard (the poor three-summer-ignored backyard)

for hours at a time,

digging and talking and having our own version of fun,

both of us introverts at some level.

We are quiet there there just as much as we are boisterous.

I have never had my own garden before where I started seeds in the actual dirt:

I've previously bought hearty seedlings.

This new adventure feels much more intimate

and a little more...attached.

I've practically given each tender green shoot a name, a problem of mine since childhood:

it's a miracle I eat anything with this humanizing streak I have long been on.

I wanted to build jewelry that echoes this squiggly

beautiful journey of a young seedling

and after experimenting with a few different materials I found the perfect

gauge of shining sterling and perfect stones

for a valentine.

Amazonite

turquoise

carnelian

white shell

peach aventurine

These Seedling Earrings capture the fresh new sprouts

and the rain and the flowering and the season.

My signature draped chain

and dots of gemstone color

infuse this pair with lots of movement

and organic grace.

A carved mother-of-pearl pikake flower

indicates that the next chapter of the growth process

is afoot.

These will kiss your shoulder and your neck

and remind you that everything strives to grow and 

stretch into its most realized form.

May you find yours just as the tender shoots do in the rich soil of my garden.

In the

Metal Shop

later this afternoon.

xoxo,

Sunny