People are always asking me: where do you get your inspiration? My answer is always the same, anywhere, everywhere, from anything .. from everything.
Inspiration is a frame of mind, once you accept that, everything around you looks new. It’s about continually re-inventing ways of seeing things, continually being astonished, amazed, surprised. Not quite like a [...]
The imagination, innovation and creativity
Stone design by Fadwa
Fadwa, a Palestinian, born in Libya and brought up in London, works essentially with beads – “precious beads, glass beads, wooden beads, plastic beads; any beads,” she said by way of explanation. And if she does not find the right beads, “I simply go ahead and make [...]
Royalty, spirituality, nobility, ceremony, mystery, transformation, wisdom, enlightenment, even cruelty, arrogance and mourning; welcome to the world of Purple!
Leonardo da Vinci believed in the power of purple light for meditation, while in Thailand women wear purple to mourn their dead husbands. Cleopatra is said to have loved this royal color, legend tells us that she [...]
Green … the most restful color for the human eye.
The origin of the word green is said to go back to the old Teutonic root (ancient Germanic tribes) ‘gro’ meaning to grow. Green is the color of life, of plants, of spring, of renewal, of triumph – a symbol of hope and immortality.
In [...]
Last month was quite busy for me with another exhibition in Dubai, UAE, after last year’s December exhibition in Spain.
Something about preparing for and participating in an exhibition is very motivating and inspiring. The best part is always meeting everyone and realizing that they can actually feel the vibes of the loving process you [...]
A recent visit to Morocco brought these beautiful silver Berber pendants to my attention. I just had to purchase and incorporate them into my designs with semiprecious stones and silver beads.
These pendants originate from the amazing Berber culture. A very brief look into this ancient culture reveals that the Berbers formed, and still do, a [...]
One of the major sins, in most religions, beliefs and societies, is envy! Pure, malicious envy - one that seeks the removal of that which is envied from another without the envier gaining any benefits.
Throughout history, there have been many talismans to protect against many things in life, but perhaps none more widely-spread, or [...]
