hammered hoops with cherry quartz
long, thin, golden stick pearls
You Have to Be Careful
By Naomi Shihab Nye
You have to be careful telling things.
Some ears are tunnels.
Your words will go in and get lost in the dark.
Some ears are flat pans like the miners used
looking for gold.
What you say will be washed out with the stones.
You look for a long time till you find the right ears.
Till then, there are birds and lamps to be spoken to,
a patient cloth rubbing shine in circles,
and the slow, gradually growing possibility
that when you find such ears
they already know.
Big hammered hoops with lapis
hammered brass hoops
These new earring are delish! Especially the cheery quartz, they look good enough to eat! The long golden stick earrings look like the gold coral beads I sent you. What a unique pearl color.
Hope your week has gone smoothly and you're enjoying the weekend darling friend!
Posted by: Mija | March 21, 2009 at 08:02 PM
A beautiful grouping of earrings, Kelly! Simple and lovely! And I love how you photographed them on one of your paintings...I'm going to remember that trick for the future! As always, an inspiration! xo, Michelle
Posted by: Michelle Remy | March 22, 2009 at 06:16 AM
My heart was lost on a distant planet
That whirls around the April moon
Whirling in an arc of sadness
I'm lost without you, I'm lost without you
- Sting
Beautiful and soul-touching as always, your art. I wonder what you were thinking as you hammered...
I've had that painting image on my desktop screen for a month and never tire of the delightful colors. Mmmm.
Posted by: Tamara C. | March 22, 2009 at 04:47 PM
oh that poem, i have been back a few times to read it and love it so much, thank you for sharing it and your earrings are BEAUTIFUL! i love the long pearls, they remind me of pods.
xo
Posted by: misty | March 24, 2009 at 06:08 PM
What lovely new earrings. I love the long stick pearls~especially the color =)
Posted by: diane cook | March 25, 2009 at 09:29 AM
Here's to finding fine ears to listen to you and to having fine ears to listen for others.
(Beautiful ear works !)
Cheers !
Posted by: kim mailhot | March 25, 2009 at 09:31 AM
kelly~
these earrings are so so beautiful! when are they going to etsy?
xo
Posted by: kim | March 27, 2009 at 12:21 PM