My life-partner-soul-mate Mike wakes up each day
and along with morning coffee, infuses his body-mind with world news and
stories that he hunts down from the more astute and thinking websites out
there. I, admittedly with some embarrassment, will share with you that I
have never been much of a news consumer. His habit, however, has rubbed
off somewhat and this morning we watched/read some fascinating stories
including one about truffles and another about bees. Specifically, how
the head of Bee Inventory and Monitoring Program at the USGS (United States
Geological Survey), Sam Droege, refined a system to photograph the 4,000
species of bees that live in North America, north of Mexico. The point being
that not only have these incredible photos resulted, but there is now a better
way to understand, study and document these creatures upon which our whole
life on this planet depends. They are the pollinators. Without them
we all perish - no plants flowers vegetables you name it, can grow. We know
this, but somehow seeing the incredible photos of these beautiful and so tiny
creatures brought it home again to me, and to put it eloquently: it just blows
my mind.
The beauty and complexity of nature has always
affected me in a way that I find challenging to express in words. Words such as
‘awe,’ ‘tenderness,’ ‘excitement,’ and a sort of overwhelming wonder seem to
only vaguely describe the response I have when I ponder the natural world in
its absolute infinite breadth, complexity and inter-connectedness. That is,
then, part of my motivation for being an artist, for creating beautiful wearable
mini-sculptures. It is through my
jewelry designs that I express this appreciation I have of the shapes, textures
and the light and shadow of the natural world. My designs of minimal forms and
shapes are intended to evoke the same kind of pure and ‘coming home’ feeling one
may experience in nature. The simple and
organic forms of my pieces are meant to inspire and remind the wearer to take a
‘moment,’ much as seeing a beautiful flower might cause a person to pause and
just appreciate. And with any luck I am
successful…
Have a wonderful week!
xo
Kristen
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