Hey People. For those of you still holding your breath, you can exhale now...I’m back on the blog! I must say, I am surprisingly excited to be blogging again. It’s been well over a year since I last blogged and believe me when I tell you that that time was needed and well utilized.
For those who tracked me on my two prior blogs, I was traveling a lot to Spain and Brazil for love, food, and spiritual growth. It was an amazing time in my life but that chapter didn’t end as fancifully as Julia Roberts’s character in Eat, Pray, Love. My story was a much grittier version of that tale and ended with me living in an eco-village "community" in a jungle in Brazil praying for guidance and strength to get over hostile feelings following another bitter ending of a mad love affair. Eighty days later I reemerged 25 lbs lighter (not necessarily the result I was looking for but why look a gift horse in the mouth?), more certain of the choices I had made about my new direction in life, and so much happier.
Since then, I made some great connections in Argentina, developed a new interest, and consequently got enrolled in a great program to further develop that interest in Italy! Yea!!! I’m so excited. I’ve gotten past the clapping my hands and jumping up and down like a five-year-old every time I say that I live in Italy, but it still happens in my mind. And what is my new interest you ask (if you haven’t already figured it out from the blog title and About Me section)? Contemporary jewelry design [insert big ol' cheesy smiley face here].
I know, I know, your first response was probably a quizzical and dumbfounded, “oh” or “okay...” while thinking, that confirms it, she has lost her mind. Don’t pretend like it wasn’t. Now you’re thinking, she spent all that money on law school, and doesn’t she have a masters in something else, and now she wants to learn how to make jewelry? Wtf? And to this I have to say, yes...that is exactly what I am doing...and I love it! I LOVE IT! i love it. I was just tired and bored of being my analytical, controlled thinking self and I saw this as a way to free my mind of stressful yet pointless and ofttimes depressing thoughts like: how can I make more money so that I can buy nicer things; the who's who in politics even though I really don't give a rat's ass because they are all full of "it" anyway; and the "I want to poke my eyes out because this is so boring" practice of law. That’s right, I said it.
I decided that it was time to give myself permission to think freely and creatively, and to continue to push my boundaries and create the life that I really want as opposed to letting society dictate what my life should be. Can you relate to that in some way? I feel we probably all can and if you don’t, then perhaps you are one of the lucky ones. But if you do relate, then I am sure the shock has quickly settled in and the confirmation of my loose grip on sanity is fading, so I’ll move on to the details.
I see contemporary jewelry design as an outlet creative expression. I love art, fashion, and sparkly things, so it seemed like a great way for me to tap into my creative side and get my juices flowing. I’ll be doing a three-year program in Florence, Italy (perhaps accelerated in two-years because of all of my other work) learning from some of the best in the field at Alchimia, School of Contemporary Jewelry. This blog will track my time in Florence and my journey on this path of becoming a contemporary jewelry designer. What’s in it for you you ask? Well, it’s a great escape for those of you not in Italy and an opportunity to learn more about the field of contemporary jewelry design. Most importantly, because it’s a blog, it’s a great way for us to interact while we are miles or oceans apart. I love comments, questions, feedback so feel free to chime in when the need to do so moves you.
That pretty much sums it up. I'll try to post once a week and upload pictures often. You can also receive an email notification when I post something if you don't feel like repeatedly checking in to see if there is anything new. And if you like the content, please recommend it to your friends.
Mi vedrete presto.
Ciao!
Aniya
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