The Story Behind the Stories

I realized that some of you may wonder why I bother with all of the stories for each of the pieces of jewelry I create. Perhaps why I don’t just provide the necessary mundane details of measurements and materials and leave it at that. I thought I’d just write a little note and tell you why.

I believe that all work has a story behind it in some sense. As a designer I am constantly inspired by things I see in my day-to-day activities, my travels abroad, my conversations with friends, coworkers, strangers. I absolutely credit many of my design ideas to all of these things and I think it’s appropriate that you should know about them. Sometimes it’s so I can share with you what I’ve been thinking about or where I imagine these pieces of jewelry will be. Other times I see the places these pieces would have been, in another time and place.

In another life I think I would have been a writer. For me sometimes the stories come before the pieces do. It’s just one of my many little quirks. I enjoy writing almost as much as I enjoy creating, and I am happy to share both of those with you, if you’re willing to read my ramblings.

Here is my beloved Moleskin Notebook where I doodle most of my designs or write down the majority of my stories.
I simply adore these little notebooks!

I hope this helps explain why each of my pieces has a particular title and a story attached to it. Perhaps one day when I tire of thinking up clever little names, I’ll resort to “Sterling Silver Necklace with Bird Pendant”... but I sincerely hope not.

Hope you all are well.

Warmly,
C.