What catches my eye, and what catches someone else's.
I have a habit of wearing the same jewelry for weeks at a time.
Lately, it's been my Wild-at-Heart Mini ID Medallion layered with a longer necklace featuring a kite-shaped blue topaz. I love the medallion for what it suggests. The topaz? I just really like the shape and that particular blue.
Not every piece needs a story.
Funny what catches your eye
At a recent trunk show at Canyon Ranch, a woman came across my Fluid Wavy Turquoise Necklace and was immediately drawn to it.
She tried it on, loved it, and decided it was coming home with her.
I always find these moments interesting. I've spent so much time with each design, looking at every curve, stone, and proportion, that it's fascinating to see what someone notices first.
Sometimes it's exactly the piece I expected. Other times, not even close.
She also picked out a Free Spirit Mini ID Medallion for a girlfriend.
I found myself wondering about her friend. What was it about her that made Free Spirit the obvious choice? Was it an inside joke? A shared memory? Or simply a very accurate description?
I didn't ask. Probably should have.
The things we notice
When I'm designing, I can get completely caught up in a particular detail.
The way two shapes meet. A stone that's slightly different from the others. A curve that needs adjusting by what seems like a ridiculously small amount.
I'll spend hours working through something most people might never notice.
And then someone comes along, puts the finished piece on, and loves it for an entirely different reason.
I find that rather wonderful.
A different point of view
One of the things I enjoy most about meeting customers in person is seeing my jewelry through someone else's eyes.
A piece I've been looking at for months suddenly becomes someone's favorite. A design I imagined worn one way gets paired with something I never would have considered.
I spend so much time deciding what goes into a piece. It's nice to be reminded that I don't get to decide what someone else sees in it.
And sometimes, that's the most interesting part.
