The first one is called "Butterflies Come Dancing". This set includes pendant, cuff bracelet and earrings. All pieces have been cut from Veg Tan Leather, tooled, dyed and put together with a pierced and cut metal centrepiece.
This next piece has been inspired by one of my favourite poems by Joyce Rupp. The blue feather is cut into the leather and just lifted at the edges, leaving it still as part of the base leather. The little bird is hand cut from brass and polished. Oak leaves are tooled into the leather and dyed.
"The Blue Feather"
A small soft feather, still warm from Bluebird’s wing,
Falls onto the receptive forest floor.
Falls onto the receptive forest floor.
Lightly it lands under a thick branched oak
Quietly it waits, unnoticed, unattended.
Quietly it waits, unnoticed, unattended.
Until a sister of earth pauses,
Beckoned by a flutter of unseen energy.
Beckoned by a flutter of unseen energy.
She bows her kindled heart, stoops ever so slowly
And the remnant of the bluebird comes home to her generous hand.
And the remnant of the bluebird comes home to her generous hand.
Days later, another earth sister opens an envelope.
Resting inside, waiting, is the blue of sky in the shape of a feather.
From warm wing, to great oak, to earth sister, to friend
Comes the soft blue signal.
Resting inside, waiting, is the blue of sky in the shape of a feather.
From warm wing, to great oak, to earth sister, to friend
Comes the soft blue signal.
And in a sparkle of recognition a woman, weighed down
With too many worries remembers how to fly.
With too many worries remembers how to fly.
There will be more inspiration as Spring comes along, so watch this space!
