Halloween Neighborhood

Amulets

 Quartz Amulets on Silver Chains: multiple lengths

Quartz Amulets on Rubber Necklaces —20"

Amulets are objects that are said to protect a person from harm.

Amulets can be different objects or different stones, and the object can also be said to bring happiness, good fortune, or healing.

It is also possible that the amulet brings a feeling of safety and power to the wearer.

Quartz crystals are commonly thought of healing stones with the ability to be instilled with a program that the person creates.

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In any case, they are fun to wear and easy to use daily no matter what beliefs are associated with them.

They are also elegant adornments.

Acoma Jet Necklaces

Acoma Jet Necklaces: left with Smoky Quartz; right with Iolite—18"

The loveliness of this Acoma jet is difficult to capture photographically. 

The jet has a magical multi-faceted sheen. 

This jet is quite light and different that English jet, which is much heavier.

These necklaces are perfect for work to evening wear.

Onyx and Crystal Bracelets

These are three slightly different styles of Round Onyx and Crystal Bracelets 

with a sterling silver magnetic clasp.

The middle bracelet contains Cracked Quartz Crystal.

They differ slightly in size to accommodate various wrist sizes.

The round onyx discs are about an inch in diameter.
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Smoky and Rock Crystal Surrounded by Moonstone: Edgy and Rough Necklaces and Earrings

Rough Hewn Smoky Quartz, Rock Quartz, Moonstone Rectangles with Pyrite Ending Detail 

and Sterling Silver Clasp: 28" and 22"

Plus Earrings: longer earrings SOLD 

While these pieces may look difficult to wear, they do not have sharp edges. They are apparently tumbled but not cut. The stones have remarkable clarity, and they each have a character of their own. The moonstone slyly emanates a blue sheen.

The pyrite is for the wearer along for the ride.

They are statement necklaces: stunning for the right person.

Obsidian and Onyx Necklaces

Obsidian and Onyx Necklaces with Magnetic Clasps—16" and 17"

The obsidian beads were purchased for me by friends when they were at Aztec Ruins in Mexico. Obsidian have a wonderful smooth texture and energy.

These necklaces are hard to photograph black on black, but they have a simple yet dramatic elegance. The necklaces can be sold separately or together.

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Kyanite Love

Flat, Rectangular Smooth Kyanite Pendant on a Snake Chain — 22"

I first encountered kyanite in a small store in Sedona, Arizona, and I was smitten.  

Who can account for love? I am not exactly sure why, as this blue is not really a favorite color. However, I came to learn that kyanite has the ability to balance out chakras quickly and easily. 

Other than quartz, I use kyanite as a personal amulet, sometimes hidden under my clothing.

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Black Tourmaline with Two Types of Rock Crystal

Black Tourmaline, Cracked Rock Crystal and Onyx Choker Necklace—16"

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Black Tourmaline, Crystal Quartz, Onyx, finished with Pyrite and Magnetic Silver Clasp —24"

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Onyx, Black Coral and Cracked Rock Crystal Necklaces

 Onyx, Black Coral and Cracked Crystal Chokers—16"

Left: Tourmaline Center Stone

Right: Cracked Crystal Center Stone

Rectangular Onyx, Black Coral and Cracked Rock Crystal—22"

Halloween Styles in Salem 2015

Anachrophile: Pilgrim with iPhone

Arachnophile

Sanderphile

 Saxophile: aka Joe's Sax Appeal

Onyx and Jade!

Matte Rectangular Onyx and Olive Jade Necklace—22"

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Matte Rectangular Onyx and Olive Jade Necklace—18"

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Olive Jade, Black Tourmaline and Onyx Necklace—16"

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Hematite Necklace

Unusual Nugget Shaped Hematite Choker Necklace,

16"
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Red Coral Extravaganza

Red Coral Knotted Nugget Necklace,

26"
SOLD

Crystals!

Tumbled Crystal with Hematite Seed Beads with Grey Kyanite Pendant,

36" + 3" Pendant (including bail)

Tumbled and Crystal Point Necklace with Onyx Tube Beads,

44"

SOLD

Crystal Points and Rectangular Crystal Beads with Onyx Tube Beads, 

30" and 32" (not shown)

 Crystal and Tourmalated Crystal Necklace with Onyx Seed Beads,

32"
SOLD

Winter Solstice Sunrise, Beach Bluff Park, Swampscott, MA

     View of the Sunrise: Sun Never Peaked Through

Citrine and Crystals

Three-Strand Citrine Necklace

Rock, Smoky and Tourmalated Quartz Extravaganza Necklace
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Lapis Rectangle Necklaces

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Lapis Necklaces with Rectangle, Tube and Round Lapis Beads: 24," 22," 20," 20."

The bottom two necklaces are more sporty on a rubber cord. All have magnetic clasps.

Quartz and Smoky Quartz Necklace: Hints of Serpentine

Smoky Quartz and Rock Crystal Quartz with Serpentine Inclusions and Tint

This matinee necklace is understated, but elegant and perfect for work or evening wear.
It looks a little like jade, but it is translucent.

Summer Solstice 2014: Photo Selections

Berkshires, Part 2: Writer and Sculptor (A Touring Symmetry for Us)

Edith Wharton and the Mount

View of the house from the back of the Mount

Garden symmetry!

This is Wharton's office where she didn't work, and this is not the original furniture, but a wonderful space nonetheless.

There is nothing like seeing the original handwriting of an artist, and this does not disappoint, as this is from a newly discovered journal of Edith Wharton: it reveals an unknown and apparently passionate relationship with a lover. 

This portion of a letter rests on Edith Wharton's bed, where she is known to have habitually written. In this letter, she is requesting a research answer: how to dispose of one of her overwrought characters.

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Daniel Chester French and Chesterwood

The sculpture, "The Sons of God Saw the Daughters of Men that They Were Fair" intrigued me, while others seemed enamored with President Lincoln.

First, a docent showed us a photograph, said to be the inspiration of the piece. This, in itself, was a shockingly cool instance of a natural vision transformed creatively: from geiser to sculpture. 

The docent also thought that the young woman was not exactly pleased by the male's ardor, and when I looked carefully, I could see her pushing against his wings. So I decided to see if there was a myth behind this sculpture. It refers to Scripture Gen. 6:1-7, “And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose...."  

This then refers to the marriage of fallen angels and human women. The stories about these couplings claim that their progeny were giants. Several bloodlines claim to be descendants.