When nature shows us the way to be true to ourselves, and in turn, be truly respectful in relationship with her...

Maybe making was a way in which I was reminded of that deep place of our shared connection.

How Lao weavers, an outsider artist, nature gathering, learning hand stitching, and a visit from my sister revealed the story of how I started making healing chimes.

When we need to ease away, and when we need to keep something close by too, and when we return to it, knowing well it has changed…

When the rattling within walks me closer to that edge and then welcomes me into the Wintering season..

I made a healing chime for myself. I became the person who needed it most I figured, after getting very sick in early October.

To accentuate, to give that hint of vibrancy, is to remind us of what’s possible and to reveal what’s already there.

“Work, among all its abstracts, is actually intimacy, the place where the self meets the world…” ~ David Whyte

Sometimes the photos of a thing are more interesting than the final thing itself.

From that initial sketch, to choosing and gathering the materials, to the morning I made this eucalyptus healing chime – it’s like it was always meant to be just like that, what it ended up being. 

The process of making these three healing chime just came together effortlessly - through love, a sketch, and a poem.