I love jewelry not because of the materialism, but because of the meaning and memories it has the power to evoke. My grandmother passed, and now more than ever I feel connected the rings and jewelry she wore. They represent my grandfather’s unconditional love for 75 years. They were on her finger when my mother was born, when I was born. I remember feeling the rings against my tiny fingers when we would hold hands and walk through the zoo. Trying them on as a teenager at Christmas, huddled on the couch asking her again to tell me the story about how she married grandpa after a blind date right before he left for the War, and how she was so nervous to see him before he came home from deployment that she gave herself hives.  

In the monumental and the mundane, the rings were against her skin, the only material item she chose to wear every day, in every situation. I believe there's something powerful in that. I hope my pieces remind you that you are loved in every moment of your life, and that they too, are cherished long after our time here is done. Thank you for joining me here. I hope you'll stay a while and say hello.

xx Jen