Jacquelyn

I have just been on the East Coast for a couple of days, attending the funeral of my friend Jacquelyn in CT.  It was a difficult time, as you can imagine.  As I was packing what I'd take with me to wear for the funeral, I considered what jewelry would help me through this time and give me some strength.

I decided that the necklace I'd wear was one I made a few years ago of a chair.  At that time, I had named the piece  "Repose" - which just seemed perfect for Jacquelyn as she was now at rest.

But then I realized that the chair was even more appropriate for Jacquelyn as it signified one of the important things she taught me, namely all about "sit down shoes".  J always had many pairs of wonderful shoes and if we were out shopping together, we almost always looked at shoes.  The important lesson I learned from J was that if you really loved a pair of shoes - and they were good price - then it didn't really matter if they were uncomfortable or not.  If you couldn't walk in them, or they were uncomfortable, you still bought them and then they became "sit down shoes" ie shoes you wear on those occasions when you know you will be sitting down most of the time eg a trip to the theater or opera or the such!

So no need to be put off by a little pain,  just buy the shoes if they are wonderful and they can be "sit down shoes"!

How many pairs of sit down shoes do you own?  I'll have to work a bit harder to get up to the number of pairs Jacquelyn had!!

Anyhow - one of the many things I learned from my friend who is now in repose.

Repose

It is definitely time for a repose :
Repose : n.
1. The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
2. Freedom from worry; peace of mind.
3. Calmness; tranquility.

My chair necklace "Repose" is in another treasury today - this time by Rossanna Shoshana


Have you had a rest and some calm time today?

Pull up a chair..

Busy rushing around....and no time to relax...? 'Tis the season!

Which is why, I think, Suzanne from Threepeats just created a Treasury on Etsy entitled "Pull up a chair". She kindly included my "repose" necklace.

Repose

Repose : n.
1. The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
2. Freedom from worry; peace of mind.
3. Calmness; tranquility.

I was reading a book recently and in it, they used the word repose a couple of times. What a great old word - rarely used nowadays, and straight away, I knew I had to make a necklace entitled "repose".


So this hand sculpted necklace of a chair, is a wearable reminder to take a rest, forget your worries and find a sense of calmness...


It would make a lovely gift for yourself or a friend or a family member who needs to find freedom from their worries....."repose".


I've put it in on a 24 inch chain. I have never used this length before - but it seems right for this piece...a length where you can hold the chair and it then serves as a tactile reminder as well as visual reminder to find some repose.....

Hmmm.... as I've just written this, I've realized someone who could do with this necklace as a reminder....Guess I'll have to make another one now......