Hello.
The book is called ‘Dark Side of the Light Chasers’ by Debbie Ford (she has written many many books and I chose to get this one. They are all quite similar I imagine. It is a bit cheesy at times (and American), but the message is meaningful, I think, and expressed with many different examples to make sure you understand what she is talking about). I am sorry to hear about your friend. It sucks to go through this because it shows you how vulnerable and ‘not in control’ we really are. I am thinking a lot about all this kind of stuff right now, ie souls, that our bodies are like cars for our souls, what really matters and so on. I think I have even come up with my own idea/concept on all of this. I call it my ‘Light-Bulb Theory’. In a nutshell (and I won’t get into it tooooooo far so you will fall asleep on your end, not to mention other readers out in the world), I am saying that every human being, when born, is like a bright burning light-bulb. This light is our soul burning bright, bringing to us everything we need/want/desire. As we get older, we disown aspects of ourselves, so we stick black electric tape over the bulb, blocking out the light. After 30 years, there is no more light, only darkness, heaviness, etc. We continue to spend all of our energy blocking out the light. Spiritual awakening comes in and this is a process of taking the black tape off and letting the bright light shine through again. So all in all (and there is more) everything we need is already here, in us, and all we need to do is let it shine out and to stop blocking it with our energy.
This morning I took pictures of the new work (titled ‘Environment’) and then arranged them like this in Photoshop. It took a while and I am happy with this image. My main source of inspiration has always been natural history museums, archaeological arrangements, findings, etc. When I started with jewellery, everything was made in this kind of style (but that faded out and nearly disappeared because things had to be wearable). I am glad that you want to add things to your work (always nice to set a whole scene). I also love your top view photo, how all the elements blend together. I am curious to know what our work will look like together.
Have a good weekend……bye
