touching the heart

mary jane dodd

we speak through our work -

do you ever stand back to see what yours is saying?

not just to others,


but what it reflects back to you... 

'the idea is to write is so that people hear it

and it slides through the brain

and goes straight to the heart.'

- maya angelou

are you soaring?

mary jane dodd

do you keep jewelry you make? do you make jewelry for yourself? i find that often, we do not... but i have this little pile of things together - red thread, a bronze lotus pendant from leann weih & a nepalese fertility bead from patty lakinsmith... red is a color known for protection, for passion... the lotus to represent the development of a human towards enlightenment... and the fertility bead is for birth - as life is oftentimes a slow process of coming into being - with bumps and starts, small steps and great leaps... 

as my workspace develops... i begin to dream... 

'i believe the most important single thing,

beyond discipline and creativity

is daring to dare.'

~ maya angelou

what are you daring to dare?