A fun surprise replacing a stone with a new one...

I had to replace the blue topaz in this ring, for some reason it began to fracture... I put a pink topaz in it and I really like it... for fun I shined a UV light on it (black light) and it turns red... Cool!


Before, blue topaz

 After pink topaz

 Pink topaz under black light,UV light....

A few more pix, gotta get my camera serviced!
Three stages of healing muses, left, treatment (ouch), center, taking out the cancer, right, healed muse reaching out to tell hurt must it will be ok. Cast in shibuichi,A copper alloy,I love it's rough raw warm colour.

 My treatment (ouch) muse, three pins represent biopsies and surgeries so far...

 Taking out the cancer, my muse visualizing the cancer gone, torn from the body. holding the diseased breast. and leaving an open hole where it was... Actually I should have done this with two breasts... At the time I didn't know I'd be having a double mastectomy...

 Healed muse, trying to comfort hurt treatment muse, though it's hard for her to see it yet as she shields her eyes...

Quick piccies, it's done.. Camera is acting up, needs servicing...

I worked on a new piece, a ring wax for my breast cancer fight.. It's my muse pushing down cancer (skull) and conquering it...

It Hurts

Taking cancer out of my body

It will be ok now

All three muses

Working on my survivor necklace... still in wax, working out design yet... Leaving one large pin in the left breast on one muse..., center muse, removing her cancer, right muse reaching out to the hurt muse to let her know..on the other side is healing...

muses necklace

They said it wouldn't hurt..Feel like all I have is big needles and knives coming at me,I want it to stop,it hurts so much..

My muse is broken, my journey with breast cancer

I go into my studio and I can't concentrate, my muse is telling me something..I have to get it out so I can let the art flow...She came to me in a dream and told me to get the cancer out....My broken muse, but she's taking control of her cancer, she's pulled it from her body. She's holding her remaining breast but knows it will go too. Soon she will be healed and whole and able to inspire me again.