Category: Uncategorized
-
Custom Rattles…where the only limitation is your imagination…
Guinness This is Guinness Extra Stout, a thoroughbred Rottweiler of Germanic descent and one of the greatest dogs I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. This photo was taken at a professional shoot when he was 8 weeks old and it is now memorialized in a Soul Shine Rattle.
-
Cultural Responsibility and Ideals
Rattles are a collective subconscious form of art: they have existed for over 4000 years. They have had spiritual influence since their inception, and they continue to hold that place of honor in society today. The rattles I make are inspired by what I see in nature – often direct representations of pictures I have…
-
Calcite
Calcite is a common rock-forming mineral, and has lots of uses and is found almost everywhere. Calcite Metaphysical Properties Calcite is commonly believed to increase and amplify energy of healing, learning and awareness. Calcite is not only used as a cleanser in the material word, it is also believed to be a spiritual cleanser that…
-
Smoky Quartz
Alluring smoky quartz (also known as smoky topaz*), named for its smoky color, is formed when rock crystal is naturally irradiated. (Its frequent inclusions of rutile needles, by the way, do not affect its quality.) Smoky quartz ranges in color from light grayish-brown to deep black. It is most typically transparent to translucent but can…
-
Rose and Clear Quartz
Quartz includes a large group of minerals based on silicon dioxide. Rose quartz is a macrocrystalline form, as are amethyst, aventurine and citrine. It is a milky pink color, often crackled, and found mainly in large clumps. Only rarely is it found in single crystal form. It is believed that the pink color is due…