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Practically imperfect in every way. Start with a lot of silliness. Mix in some insecurities and a handful of awkwardness. Add a pound of naivety, innocence, and child-like wonderings. Blend well. Half-bake and top off with a sprinkle of imagination and dollop of dreams. It’s the recipe for me!

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  • "Moral of the story: Do not look at the gap. The gap is the mind-killer. Remember how Wile E. Coyote never fell down until he saw the chasm? It’s just like that." --Taylor "Tei" Lindstrom, Rogue Ink

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  • "I personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to do so because, uh, some people out there in our nation don't have maps. And I believe that our education like, such as South Africa, and, the Iraq, everywhere like such as. And I believe that they should, our education over here in the U.S. should help the U.S., or should help South Africa, and should help the Iraq and the Asian countries, so we will be able to build up our future for our children."

    --Caitlin Upton, Miss South Carolina Teen 2007

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  • Jacob: "I need to operate on my frog, but first he needs some amnesia."

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I Can See Clearly Now

February 14, 2006

When I first make something, it often takes me some time to recognize whether it is trash or treasure. It doesn’t matter if it’s jewelry, ceramics, writing, sewing, knitting, painting, or whatever. I can’t see it right away.

One of my most recent creations was a piece of jewelry I made as a donation to the boys’ school fundraiser. I chose their mascot and school colors for inspiration and came up with this:


It’s a pin made with 14k gold-filled wire, fresh water pearls, lapis lazuli, garnet, and Austrian crystal. It took me a few days to be able to really see it without seeing that I made it. And now I’m very pleased with the result (though I wish I had a better photo for my collection.)

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4 Responses to “I Can See Clearly Now”

  1. D.T. Says:
    February 14th, 2006 at 11:01 am

    Oh, wow…it’s beautiful. All the colors and stones…it totally looks like an Hawaiian native made it! Really awesome.

  2. Ozzilyn Bean Says:
    February 16th, 2006 at 7:05 am

    It’s nice when all the dark clouds are gone and it becomes a bright (bright), bright (bright) sun-shiney day, isn’t it?

    Cool dolphin. I hope it pulls in big bucks at the fundraiser.

  3. Whimsy Chick Says:
    February 16th, 2006 at 11:57 pm

    Thanks for the encouragement. So far, I’ve gotten quite a few compliments on it, which is always good for the self-esteem.

  4. The Sister Says:
    February 21st, 2006 at 9:28 am

    Ker, It is awesome. I am delighted that you did this for the fundraiser and now see your hurry to get your site up again.
    Maybe one day you will see your talent. We do.

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