This necklace was released quietly, but it is the necklace that I keep getting orders for.
It is the necklace that gets tagged on Instagram.
It is the necklace that we gift our friends to say “I see you. Stay brave. There is hope.”
The Faceted Heart was inspired by the Japanese art of Kintsugi. Kintsugi means “golden repair.” This means repairing broken pottery by mending the areas of breakage with lacquer and gold. It is the art of alchemizing the cracks, bruises and tremors of life into an object of beauty.
To live, is to fight in the boxing ring. To keep taking hits. There is no escaping it.
I know, I’ve tried to exit the ring.
But fuck, I just end up in a new one!
The hits just keep on coming.
Kintsugi means “golden repair.” Image via Pop Sugar
Our hearts may be bruised, but they are not broken.
Our scars, our bruises, those fault lines alter our hearts.
They shape them into something more beautiful.
They splinter them into new parts creating a multi-faceted heart.
A multi-faceted heart is a heart grown into something new, revealing new sides of us. More heart. More empathy. A deeper connection to others. Somehow the shattering makes room for more of us. A stronger self. We become more interesting.
Those facets reflect the light. And those lights are blinding. The scratches, bruises and pain will fade with time, but the light remains. Glowing. Brilliant. We become a lighthouse. We become a disco ball!
A reminder of our time spent in the rings of life.
And we will keep on fighting. And life will keep on molding our hearts until all that is left, is pure light.
With love,
Lynda
The incredible dripping disco ball of artist ROTGANZEN
Gift the Faceted Heart to you, or someone you want to celebrate with this emblem of resilience here.
One of my favourite quotes from Rupi Kaur
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