Description from the artist: When I lived in Victoria, I used to always love walking down to Dallas Rd at sunset. Here you could smell the ocean breeze and see seagulls three times the size of any seagull you'd ever seen before. And the dogs! I pet so many happy dogs on my many walks there. It was on these walks that I learned kiteboarding was a thing too. I used to sit there and just watch everyone, everything. It was just pure feel-good energy. The wind was always so strong that the birds always looked like they were floating over the ocean. One of my best memories there was when a friend and I discovered this giant wall of gorse flowers that we ended up lovingly harvesting and infusing into some honey. I still crave that gorse honey often - it was the best tasting honey I have ever had. I miss the adventure that was always to be had on Dallas Road and thought I would name these earrings after all of my happy memories there. Do you have a happy place like this too?
Measurements: ~9.75 cm from top of hook to bottom of earring.
Hooks are 14K gold-filled. Made with TOHO 11/0 beads.
A note from the artist: Beads & Babes
I remember when I was a kid, I was always so fascinated by markers, pastels, chalk, you name it — basically anything I could colour with. I remember rushing home after school to try and catch the latest Art Attack episode or kids' baking show. I’d try to write down all of the materials/ingredients as fast as I could, so that I could try to re-create whatever they were making. I used to bedazzle all of my school projects and I remember in grade eight, my teacher would often use my artwork as an example for the class. That was always a great feeling. Any opportunity to use my hands to CREATE, excited me beyond measure.
My abuelita on my mom's side was an artist. I'm not sure she ever called herself one, but she absolutely was. When I was young, she used to make these beautiful illustrated cards from scratch that were so intricate and full of texture. I only ever got to see the cards when we went on vacation to visit her in the US and getting to see all the new cards she had made over the year was always one of the highlights of my trip. I remember being so obsessed with the entire process, especially the tools she would use to emboss the cards with. I wanted so badly to learn.
One thing's for sure: being creative is in my blood.