Naiad Dawns

Being Green

noreply@blogger.com (Lorianne Jäntti) — Mon, 31 May 2010 10:19:38 PDT

I'm always on the lookout for ways to further green my life and work. As some of you know, it's been a personal journey to be as ecologically friendly as possible. Having written some of this on my new blog, and shared it with some of you.

Things that I've been blessed to have included into my life are:

Mooncup, ladies? I fully recomend it.
http://www.mooncup.co.uk - Europe
http://www.divacup.com - America
Reusable bags, anyone?
http://www.reusablebags.com
All natural makeup ladies?
http://www.etsy.com/shop/PureMineralsSource
Mineral sun block and deodorant rocks!
http://www.ecowise.com/product_info.php?products_id=592
http://www.thecrystal.com
Love Bottles anyone? Any glass bottle with a cork works great also.
http://www.lovebottle.net
All natural "cone" and sulphite-free hair products, anyone?
http://www.aubrey-organics.com
Toms Shoes are not only cruelty-free for the most part, but every purchase you make grants a child in need with a pair of shoes. Plus they are super cute. I've the wrap boots and love them to pieces!
http://www.toms.com

When Mr. and I sprout a little one this will be all the more fun, finding "green mum" alternatives, but I can already promise, I've no intention of using plastic diapers or baby carriers. Cloth slings are the thing! But we're not there yet, so until then..

This may sound funny and maybe even absurd to many but there's never been a TV or microwave in our home (10 years). It's just something we felt we'd be better off without for various reasons, but we still have computers and cellphones.

I did sell my car 10 years ago and have been walking/cycling/taking the bus since. It keeps us in shape all year round :) But it's easier to do in a city environment and without kids. I've faith in eco-technology and look forward to vehicles that don't pollute the Earth to come very soon.

So I've been quite stressed for some time now, being acutely aware of the materials I work with, which are for the most part, not eco-friendly at all.

I started considering moving into textiles, natural fibres and plant dyes, which I still plan on getting into. But all may not be lost with my jewellery. I've been searching for eco-friendly solutions and several have appeared!

So I'm in the process of testing out different new products, finding ways to incorporate them into the work, and let go of those which don't love Mother Earth back.

All of this goes with our move to the Caribbean later this year, and our journey to further expand our eco-friendly lifestyle. So there's a great deal of change happening for us, and there will be a time period where I won't be available, especially with work stuff. But I wanted you to know that I am fully aware and present towards caring for our planet, and doing what I can to keep it from harm.

I'd like to know any eco-friendly alternatives you've found to things you love, and would like to share with me and others.

Every step taken for a greener Earth counts!

<3
Lorianne

Heaven on Earth

noreply@blogger.com (Lorianne Jäntti) — Wed, 19 May 2010 18:12:10 PDT

So many things have been happening in the background, and I've been so involved with everything that I only get to mention bits and pieces here and there, but I want to connect with everyone who knows me. I want to share where my heart and mind are, what's been happening..

I should probably start from the most convenient "beginning". Last year I think.. 2009 was a pinnacle year for me. I took time off the jewellery, you could practically see cobwebs in the corners of the shop. I took up some courses, a fitness regime, had fun with photography, personal growth, and enjoyed feeling hip with my spiffy fringe.

I guess it was the time when I realized I was 29, and if there was anything else "youthful" still waiting to be experienced, it was now the time to get it out of my system.

What I didn't expect or plan on was how every single thing I did outwardly, had a crucial part to play in what would happen inwardly.

The courses got me out of the apartment more often than I would have from sitting here making jewels. I got to be a bit more social and that's when I started hitting the gym.

The improved state of health I experienced inspired me to go on hikes with my husband quite regularly. Then we took up the best hike of all, a camping trip which was almost entirely on foot. Journeying through the Norwegian wilderness for several days, stopping by the nearest lake at dusk, packing and heading for the next at dawn.

That trip had a profound effect on me, through which I felt literally a coming home. A tranquility and bliss nothing else could have brought in my life before. I got to really see and feel the perfection of nature, felt better than ever and knew that whatever I did, I had to come to nature.

This prepared me for another woodsy adventure in Finland later that summer, where on the last day of our stay a nature spirit had a message to give in my sleep..

From a post in August 2009:

"In the midsts of this I had a dream where a spiritual teacher came up to me and gave me a new name and a new colour to go along with it. I felt the beginning of a new me, a new path to take, a new sense of purpose.

Petri and I started taking regular hikes along the fjord, through a beautiful trail that leads to different shores and areas where people gather for picnics. The trail has some woodsy parts where I felt bliss. All the wild flowers, the woods, it called for a camping trip.

We went camping for 3 days, it was a stunning journey through pristine and surreally beautiful landscapes. Drinking pure water from the lakes, breathing pure air and feeling myself connect more and more with nature. We had no animal products on this trip, as I'd given up dairy, and started to feel better than ever.

When I returned to the city it all looked so alien to me, after only 3 days.

Later, on a trip to a beautiful island in Finland where all the electricity we had was the plug for the fridge. Water from the well, no sink, no shower but a bucket with holes. A sauna, an outhouse instead of a toilet, a beautiful shore with blue clay and sand, and all the wild blueberries I cared for. On my last day of the stay I encountered the spirit of the island in my dreams. A lady with long dark hair and a white dress. She spoke of many things, but I can only speak of what her words made me feel, and translate that. She welcomed me, she spoke of a journey I'd been taking for some time, that our meeting was part of this journey. She spoke of compassion, of the creatures of nature and that she was pleased with my treatment of 'her children' in the island. She gave me a blessing and I woke up feeling that I was in the right place, at the right time, that everything happens as it should be, and that I wasn't lost."

What I didn't expect was the whirlwind that would take on from there! Later that year we went to the Caribbean to see my family and I wanted to make the most out of our trip, so I began to research ecological markets, farms and such around the island.

I wanted so badly to grow things! Upon returning I looked for ways to move out of the city and have a garden somewhere, the prospect made me want to research ecological gardening and that's when the word "Permaculture" came to my awareness. That was the key that opened the flood gate of new information and radical life changes.

From just researching permaculture I came across a lecture on "spiritual permaculture", which discussed the phenomenal Ringing Cedar Series. Non-fiction works which speak of an entrepeneur seeking ways to expand his business and winding up in the Siberian forest, where a fateful meeting took place with what I can best describe as a real life Elf/Faery woman.

This lady is illustrated on the cover of the first book above, with a ball of light which is mentioned in the story. Below is a photo from the "Celestial Origins" promotional shoot I did last year before I'd even learned anything about these books! I was definitely tuning into something!

I read the whole series and knew more clear than ever that I wanted not just a garden, but a whole food forest to call home. To build a faery cottage from cob and make my 8 year old dream come true.

The only thing getting in the way of course was getting that land, and where in the world it should be at..

We decided to literally take Anastasia's words (faery woman) and just sketch this dream place. What followed was nothing short of miraculous.

I asked the Universe for a sign that this was coming, and after receiving some random inspirational email quotes which literally mentioned this woodland dream coming true sooner than ever, my phone rang one afternoon..

The news were: My family had acquired farmland in the tropics, inspired by the trips to the ecological farms through our visit. So all I had to do was let them know that this was to be our home, we're going to the tropics!

But the story is barely beginning..

I've had another powerful dream where native tribes of the island were rising from a deep, long sleep. They began to build a village through which the old ways would return, a return to nature and a community built on love and respect. There was a nature spirit there guilding the people, and I told her I was a naiad. She said "everyone born in these islands are descendants of naiads".

Well, there is an actual native rennaisance taking place in the island, due to scientific research recently made where DNA was extracted from the bones of buried natives. Until then the Taino people were thought to be extinct, but through this research it was found that approximately 90% of the people on the island were in fact over 50% Taino native.

I contacted the appointed chieftain of the new tribe and mentioned my dream, and he confirmed that it was speaking of actual events, as they are working towards obtaining land to build on, cultivate and honour nature as they once did.

I told him about the naiad part, and the spirit. He said that the Earth Mother of the Taino people is called Atabey, who represents pure waters and is symbolized by the frog. That indeed, the tribe arrived through water. Then he said that different people across the world were receiving this same message, which lifted his spirits every time.

I felt that I have a part to play in this, and that the land I once called home is calling me back..

So truly, I've jumped through that rabbit hole and I'm enjoying the journey.

As we settle and start to build our dream on that land we'll have to build a capital to facilitate everything. This is what brought me back to the jewellery full strength, my love of this dream, this sense of direction, and it's been paying off so beautifully I just know the Universe is showing its limitlessness, and love of good dreams!

People tend to worry about the things they whitness such as the oil spill and other upsetting changes, but everything does happen for a reason. I would say to anyone, trust your heart, dream a beautiful dream from which love and harmony can grow, and know that this is your light. The light that will bring heaven on Earth.

Plumevine AURYN Auction - 10 hours left till it closes :)

noreply@blogger.com (Lorianne Jäntti) — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 17:17:45 PDT

A reminder that there is 10 hours left on the Plumevine AURYN auction.
As of this moment the bid is at $56.00, with no reserve.

Payments are through Paypal and therefore currencies may be converted. This is a question I received and wanted to clarify for anyone concerned with that. In any case Euro currency is fine with me.

So if you wish to own this collector's OOAK piece, this is your chance :)

Plumevine AURYN Auction

AURYN Listings

noreply@blogger.com (Lorianne Jäntti) — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 04:09:05 PDT

It wasn't my intention to make them different, I just flowed with it and realized too late that I'd customized one design differently, but all the same I've listed both so I hope you enjoy them and should you be interested in the auctioned design, good luck :)

Etsy listing for Original AURYN

Ebay auction for Plumevine AURYN

Celestial Origins Story

noreply@blogger.com (Lorianne Jäntti) — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:36:31 PDT

In a galaxy far far far away, in a planet named Gaie the Gaiens went about their daily lives as usual.

Generally Gaiens were oblivious to their close connection to the Mist Realm, one would say, the soul of Gaie and each Gaien, interlaced with their physical selves.

The Mist realm watched and worked hard at keeping Gaie in balance by using influence and showering Gaie with as much love as they could. Inspiration was their greatest tool and it was used very strongly, but the Gaiens had lost their connection to the Mist Realm, at least their awareness of it as they could not be separated, being fundamental aspects of one another, and deep down they went about their lives with a deep feeling of having lost something but not really knowing what.

The wisdom of the ages was also forgotten by Gaiens through time, but the Mist Realm kept it close, with their influence, their inspiration and their love, they sought to bring it back.

On this one day, at this one moment, and for no reason known to anyone but the Cosmos itself, the Cosmos was to grant Gaiens a gift: it would allow the Mist Realm to simply and freely give Gaiens a token of their wisdom of the ages. The Cosmos sang that a special time was upon all, and that it was time Gaiens remembered something forgotten.

So on this one day, at this one particular moment, a messenger from the Mist Realm prepared to impart this great wisdom.

Light Spheres or Globes were no mystery in the Mist Realm, they knew well that these held the magic of worlds, and that everyone had the power to create them. They knew that in every water drop lie celestial bodies as they did in the outer space, and all throughout the cosmos. They knew that light was the spark that brought life into them, and they treasured these Light Spheres with much reverence and love.

Gaie, was a light sphere also, as was the heart of every Gaien.

Then one night, the messenger from the Mist Realm in one special dream appeared to all the Gaiens. Her appearance could not be entirely agreed upon, because she had the face of every Gaien who saw her exclusively. This marvellous dream not all would remember upon waking, but it would lay imprinted in their hearts so they would know, even if they didn't remember.

That night every Gaien saw this image and in their minds heard: "Worlds within worlds.."

That morning every Gaien felt a little different, some remembered what they had seen, others didn't, but nonetheless, they all felt a deep love and reverence for all that lived, knowing therein lie their very selves.

And therein lies the story of the Celestial Origins, as this Gaien told me using influence and inspiration, the story of worlds within worlds, which through influence and inspiration I hope to spread to other Earthlings with these pieces containing light spheres, by sharing this story and wondering how many times it has been told, and in how many places..

A Renaissance

noreply@blogger.com (Lorianne Jäntti) — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:45:42 PST

Well I think a website revamp is in order, now that I've got most of the new things ready, without mentioning the shout outs I've not yet added to the site!

I've been quite busy with other things in between orders and comissions.

Not too vocal in the jewellery department I'm afraid, but as a seed that got planted who knows when really and got watered last summer, it has now begun to sprout.

My long dream of building my own home, having my land, grow my food and live as self-sustainably as possible is getting closer than ever, through a series of synchronicities that I feel were more than needed at this time in my life.

I'm soon 30 and thinking about what I want the rest of my years to be like, not so much in a city apartment, not so much feeling young and trendy I suppose, but embodying the "Earth Mother" that I've so looked up to throughout my life. The kind of woman I see like a jewel in the sand and think to myself "that's the kind of woman I want to be as I get older".

Well I think it's time to start!

I've received news of land in distant tropical places where I'm to tend to and live, build a home and start life anew.

We're extremely excited about all this, not without a little bit of healthy fear on how to stay focused on our dream and get everything going as we want, but so far it seems the dream wants to be made, and we feel like fish following the stream as everything comes along whenever needed.

I'm doing my best now to educate myself more about biodynamic gardening, permaculture design, herbalism and natural body care.

The whole cob home building system I'm leaving primarily to the men though I've delved into it quite deeply over the past months, as well as all available alternatives towards living a self-sustainable, environmentally friendly life.

It's living artwork at its best!

Much of this I owe to the Ringing Cedars of Russia Series by Vladimir Megre, to have given me the decisiveness to fulfill my dream now and realize that I've nothing to loose and everything to gain from it.

Much I owe to our faerie sister Anastasia and her grand dreams, to have helped me get a sort of rewiring from the inside out and start making my dreams a reality.

These things will probably take time, or no time at all, we're really loosening up our grasp of reality at this point seeing events that have been described as miraculous happen like it's everyday news.

And to document my journey towards a natural life I started writing a natural beauty blog not long ago, which I thought I'd share here as well.

My Naiad Dawns blog was originally about everything in my life I felt like sharing, but as the business grew I started to feel more like filtering out what went into it. I keep thinking people only want to know about art and jewellery here so I'm leaving the other stuff aside for those interested.

Beautifully Natural is the beauty blog and you're welcome to it if you like these sorts of things.

And that's I think the best I can do to explain what's been going on for those who didn't know. I've several orders to fulfill as well as to photograph my latest work, but once done I can start on the new site design and bring a fresh breeze into Plumevine, just in time for spring :)

Green

noreply@blogger.com (Lorianne Jäntti) — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 00:13:40 PST

Life in the Caribbean so far has been beautiful. It's hard to take the gifts of this gem for granted, so I've been soaking them all up. I haven't been swimming though. I have however been contemplating on a way to express what's been up lately since I got here.

I'm better able to re-connect with nature of a different kind, as it's nearly everywhere I look. We've been looking up every organic market, veggie restaurant and eco-conscious thing to do/place to go and not miss it. There are weeks left on my trip still and other places to see, but the more I find, the more appear and I contemplate on how much nature means to me.

Summer in Norway's the best time ever because we get to go and be out in nature. The greatest gift besides reuniting with family and friends here in the Caribbean has been the gift of nature once more, an awake kind of nature of course, we haven't left it in Norway, it's just sleeping.

Then we watched the film Avatar in 3D tonight and that put a knot in my throat I'm still just looking at, not really trying to untie, just contemplating it, letting it do its thing. Letting it be for now. But the knot is green and purple. I wonder how many people are feeling it, too.

I was comforted knowing the message was there, all grand and flashy, in 3D. It has to work, it has to twist and stirr something from within. We hope so.

Tomorrow we hope to reach the heart of the island, take beautiful pictures, have a lovely experience, food, and memories to cherish.

If I can wrap 2009 so far, I'd say it's been a ceremonial year. A threshold towards the merge of the inner and outer self.

Happy Holidays

noreply@blogger.com (Lorianne Jäntti) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:18:55 PST

This spring and summer I made a point to myself to get fit and healthier. I did live food feasts, I excercised, I spent so much time out in nature and wanted nothing more than to sustain this vibe throughout winter. I was really wanting to prepare myself for winter time and find a way to get through it without the usual lack of productivity and depression.

As fall kicked in and winter started I was able to isolate what it is that makes things so hard. Basically, the lack of energy from lack of sunlight is obvious. The lack of time spent out in nature, because it's so bloody cold and dark, so alot of time is spent indoors. And the poor quality produce that's available. Most foods are imported, picked too early, etc. Just nutritionally deficient. Food production here isn't a big thing and local variety is scarce.

For someone trying to stay nourished on a diet so heavy on fresh produce this time is very difficult. I have to supplement constantly.

Put all these things together and it's no wonder I start reaching for the stimulants. The sugar, the salt, the fat. I put on weight, I feel less than great, less productive, etc.

Low energy activities thrive, anything that only requires that I sit and think, but I can't summon the energy to follow up on my workouts.

I intend to make this trip to the Caribbean a cleanse of sorts (for the holidays, right?) well, holiday foods generally don't fall within my diet so they're hardly a threat, except for the sweets.. For those I'm preparing now, by re-sensitizing my palate.

The most amazing thing that happened after a week on nothing but raw fruits and vegetables was how salty celery had become, how tangy tomatoes were, how sweet bananas became. After consuming 'average' food the feeling of oiliness in the mouth was VERY strange. The feeling of a candy bar, not just the nauseating sweetness but the feeling of utter sadness it brought was a revelation.

And to think that's normal in today's world. The consumption of these drugs, these nutritionally void drugs called food. A society that lives off stimulants and have forgotten what food tastes and feels like. Whose palates are so numbed by all the artificial flavourings added to these 'foods'. A society of unaware addicts. I fall into that category from time to time, usually during winter, when I feel at my lowest. Then my palate starts to numb, the highs and lows kick in and the vicious cycle begins all over.

And now? Detox.

In my search for local organic farms, markets and eating places at my destination I found this gem of a documentary that brought me to tears.

Pluto is dipping his fiery foot in capricorn, just dipping his foot and already the economy is collapsing, energy as we know it is peaking and weather patterns are crazier than ever. We have yet to have our first snow here.

What this all means is simple: detox. 14 year detox, brace yourselves.

Just as I force my palate to come back to life by denying myself all those rich tasting and stimulating foods against cravings, knowing it's a temporary grief that brings great rewards, we're being forced to let go of the structures we built which have done nothing but hurt us.

It's nature's way, do wrong and face wrong. These people faced what we're all about to face and found a way to come out the better. We cannot expect to try and find a pill to bring everything back to the way it was. We have to change our ways entirely. It's an enlightening film everyone should see and become inspired by.

Power Of Community - How Cuba Survived Peak Oil
http://www.livevideo.com/video/mercofspeech/CD893609A0CB495D9A9CF04AC9E4AEFF/power-of-community-how-cuba-.aspx

(sorry about the autoplay, can't find a way to stop it)

I won't be back in about a month, so I leave you with this until the new year, wishing you a time of togetherness with your loved ones and hope that you remember to be good to yourselves. By that I mean eat what loves you ;)

Happy holidays <3

Forces of Nature

noreply@blogger.com (Lorianne Jäntti) — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:48:56 PST

I've been sooo busy.. But in a good way, the kind of busy you want to be.

I've so much material to sort, I've gone through most of it by now and can finally have a breather. With the B-52's for fuel, fingers on the buttons and self tuned in I'm creating worlds.

That is a key of what I'm brining up next year, the gift of worlds, the power to create worlds, our divine right.

This is just a reminder that you are creators.

"Juliet I can feel your glow
Of passions ready to explode
Secrets you've kept should all be told
Like blossoms ready to unfold

Juliet you're not afraid anymore
Juliet Juliet I'm not afraid anymore

Sweet love's coming on ohoh-ohoh
Girl can you hear it oh-oh-oh
Steppin' into sunshine ohoh-ohoh
Juliet of the Spirits"

I'm shedding out limitations thanks to mercury going direct by progression on my chart after 15 years, and jupiter conjuncting my descendant...

I love and appreciate the appropriate police, everything has its right to be, but I'm a force of nature, can't be controled nor do I mean to be ;)

As time allows I hope to get more use out of my magical devise in different ways. What better than visuals for creating worlds?

Like the Souldancer..

Step into sunshine <3

The Trail of Magic

noreply@blogger.com (Lorianne Jäntti) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:20:20 PST

This is the amazing Michelle Merle Pace, for those of you who haven't read about her here before, because she keeps bringing on the magic. And yes, that's the Laeyren Crown, something I made from a dream of water plants and magic..

The crown was for Merle, and she's done wonderful things with it, so wonderful in fact, that they've been published, such as the amazingly gorgeous portrait above.

The book is called "Poetic Terrorism", and may be found through this link:

http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/896008

'Poetic terrorism' is a book of self-portraits by 37 international women artists who are professional or not. They have united to share their art and spread beauty, poetry and love with their pictures which often can be read as a visual poem.
This book is made of different soul colors and inspirations.
Poetry is scattered in every human emotions women can feel and I have selected here artworks that talks to the soul, that take you to another feminine world and that tells you stories or reminds you fairy tales.
If you love feminine light of fragile and intense emotions, you will be enchanted by this book & enjoy a travel in each artist's world.

the author, Hélène Deroubaix

She's also wearing a custom-made Faerie Portal necklace, so I couldn't be more proud that what my hands created has been made into something so magical, by such a magical person.

Merle makes amazingly soul-filled and enchanting art, which you can see through her website: http://merleart.com

And which you may buy through her Etsy store: http://pascal4aqua.etsy.com

For more beauty and magic, check out her "Enchantment" set on Flick, check her entire stream, but be warned, you may find yourself in Faerieland and never wanting to come back!

Celestial Origins Teaser!

noreply@blogger.com (Lorianne Jäntti) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:26:57 PST

To prove that quite alot has been going on in the shadows for some time now! First is the invisible part, where there's sketches, words and ideas coming together.

Then the physical part, little by little.. I'm putting more into this collection, and all upcoming ones than I had before with my previous work as I'm taking a new direction which I hope you'll enjoy.

There will be collaborations and what I hope to be a growing creative team. Least to say, 2009 has been truly a remarkable year.

A Little Announcement

noreply@blogger.com (Lorianne Jäntti) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:57:27 PST

This is to let you guys know that I will be traveling throughout December and early January, so unfortunately I won't be able to tend to the online store then, but I will be handing out discount coupons this month while I'm still here to spread holiday cheer even if a little early, which will be good until the 1st of December.

So to all my current and future Facebook fans:

As a thank you and holiday gift from me, I will be offering 5 discount coupons of 25% off *any* one of my current listings, valid until the 1st of December 2009.

I will make a video draw and post it on the Plumevine Facebook fan page where I will be announcing the winners.

All you have to do is fan Plumevine on facebook to enter!
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Plumevine/69710423366

Every fan will automatically enter the draw on November 18th. The winners will be announced on the 19th.

xo

Etsy "One of a Kind" Gift Guide Feature

noreply@blogger.com (Lorianne Jäntti) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:57:27 PST

My OOAK "Aurore Fay Vial" is being featured in Etsy's "One of a Kind" Gift Guide!

Here's a screenie, but don't hessitate to go and check it out :)

Thanks to Roxxana from Illuminated Perfume for informing me about it! Being immersed in your creative bubble tends to have things like these pass you by..

I will be making a fun announcement tomorrow for all my Facebook fans and fans to-be, stay tuned ;)

Water

noreply@blogger.com (Lorianne Jäntti) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:22:29 PST

I've been playing quite a bit with photography lately. A little bit of this, a little bit of that, fine-tuning the technique till it rings completely true.

It seems I'm leaning more and more towards water, glass and light. I'm a nut for all things that resemble these so it's just a matter of time till my creativity with the camera gets submerged in them, too.

I hope to eventually have prints available, but until then, faerie magic jewels must come first.

There are alot of self portaits here, some new, some not so new. I wanted to create material for the Naiad Dawns flickr group, this is mostly why, though I do enjoy expressing myself in them.

Above all I want to express movement and emotional states. My attempts so far..

My epic wish on this special day

noreply@blogger.com (Lorianne Jäntti) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:28:40 PST

I'd like to walk all over the things you say to me, originally uploaded by -Birdly.

It presented itself to me, this photo.

The real world, a free, undefined paradise - vs the hologram, an illusion of form and definition, rules and limitations.

The ones whose skin has been laid bare in their search for truth. The paradise is evident, but the hologram and those who live by it will never cease to call them fools.

In their serene solitude, they wait, calling out to others who also see, they wait for the day when everyone sees.

I wish for this day to come true.

The Many Faces of Love

noreply@blogger.com (Lorianne Jäntti) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:14:45 PST

Mars is transiting my 12th house, the house of all that lays hidden, it's even called hidden enemies. Mars pokes them right out and I've had the unfortunate task of whitnessing these long hidden enemies. In all of that, I thank my spiritual mentoring, in seeing things as they are, and not as they try to present themselves.

Today I briefly mourn for the hatred and sadness that I've recently whitnessed in the world. I allowed myself to become a projection, put the mirror in my face. It seemed rather urgently requested, with a once subtle, now loud and desperate call.

Sometimes my work, not the kind that makes money, confuses me, sometimes it's more clear and enjoyable.

I remember the times when it's happened before, not only to me but others also. The way in which it becomes a trap for love, through hate.

Like a spiral that goes down and in, to the void of absent love. The mouse is promised cheese at the end of it, but it doesn't have an end.

This little mouse has felt it before in her whiskers, this little mouse knows best.

Put yourself out there, put your love out there, spread beauty as much as you can, open your heart, there will be love given in return, and there will be hate, for not everyone feels worthy of love, or that they can afford to give love. For these I briefly mourn today.

So I'll have the experience, for that's what life is made of, I give it my blessing and walk on down the path that has my name.

The one with the lights swirling around it, flowers growing through it and the sun shining at the very end.

I've also received much love today, a fine contrast indeed. And there lays the warmth in my heart, and the smile on my face.

It's my purpose to show the world beauty through my eyes. This is how we change the world, truly. This is why things seem to be falling apart, why there is so much fear. It's us, our eyes, our perceptions, our creations.

Get those roseys on, like Tori sings, get it right, see the beauty that is there, celebrate it, make it grow.

Beauty through my eyes..

♥ My latest available one of a kind, the Naiad Tea Jewels ♥

A Bit of Show and Tell

noreply@blogger.com (Lorianne Jäntti) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:53:15 PST

*Lil update*
There should now be "twit, blogroll, share on facebook, etc. - this" links at the bottom of the blog posts. I now have a Twitter account also, where I suppose I may write about fleeting moments within the creative journey/process and not feel so much like making a big fuss over them as posting them on, say, Facebook.. Just keeping up with the times..

This is Rabbit, part of a project I've been working on. She's one of three girls and the first one to be finished. These will be made into a cast, so the clay on the original is a bit disparate (dirty lines) but that's ok.

The jewellery and paper table.. Princess and the Pea, birthday gift from my brother. The Queen of Ireland (I think!), our wedding cake topper (yes, a pair of faeries). Unamed and unfinished faerie doll I made, Strawberry Shortake, a painting by Romany Steele, a lavender faerie Barbie from Sol (birthday gift), Hello Kitty.. Beads, chains.. On the left corner is my Noa Noa catalogue collection. I try to get them every season, it's very much part of my creative DNA, those brilliant Danes.

(I have secretly fancied joining a "Noa Noa Ladies Group" where we gather every season in Noa Noa garb, bring the latest catalogue, drink tea, eat dainty cakes, listen to old Parisian jazz and talk about the latest collection. No such thing exists but they've put together a "Noa Noa Club" so I wouldn't rule out the possibility entirely.)

My whimsical book section on the shelf. I recall others that I must bring back from mum's place, so it feels segmented in my mind.. "Witch" comic collection, tarot cards in boxes and pouches, an assortment of whimsical books, fairytales, Brian Frouds', astrology and photo books. My Alethiometer in its pouch on top and Owlie.

True story.. When Burger King had the Golden Compass happy meal toys I went far and wide obessively searching for the Alethiometer, but never got my hands on it. Later I found one in a toy store, and later I found a smaller one with a computerized pet that nags every now and then for you to play little games. One day I hope to obtain this one.

In a dream once I was told to use it, and I whined "but it's just a toy", and they said "it's only what you allow it to be".

One of my most prized possesions, clothes! Those are unicorns on top there, both birthday gifts (clearly from people who know me well!). One is a backpack I wear only sometimes. It's hard not to look comical with it so I leave it for days when I'm feeling bold and in need of a unicorn companion.

Dresses and tops, hats, scarves and the majority of my tights collection. I fiend on those quite a bit so I had to construct something similar to a tie rack for them, so they lay nicely stacked and visible.

The sewing/knitting/clothes etc. and sculpting/painting/drawing section. Not terribly impressive this, the sewing/knitting table/section is still under construction. The mirror and little shelf are new and still have not reached their full potential.

The sculpting/painting table is as good as it can be, though a bit cluttered. The black hand at the back I've been meaning to paint for AGES and still haven't, forgive it.

Girl With a Magical Devise

noreply@blogger.com (Lorianne Jäntti) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:56:36 PST

Sovereignty

noreply@blogger.com (Lorianne Jäntti) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:59:48 PST

All things wild marvel, stun, amaze, knock more than our socks off in their untamed, natural and loving splendour.

Whatever is the deal with the suits we put on, the rules and structures, molded after who, what and why, really.. Whoever defined life, whoever gave it a clock, a map, and the need for a permit.

Of all the frills in the cupboard, a humble one holds my heart, my daily cup, my (sober)drunken prayer.

(thank you mum, I do love it)
And whoever said you had to be in the shadows if you're to dance to your own drum? I love these flashy beacons. Oozing wisdom, fearlessness, magic and wild talent to the world.

* I don't own any of the images in this collage, copyright belongs to their respective owners whom I really don't have a clue about.

The little girl who played by ear, and busted her schollarship. Divinity in action.

Treasures

noreply@blogger.com (Lorianne Jäntti) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:04:12 PST

Jewels crafted through the art of "Spark Catching"

My "old" display with a few jewels

when I'm not giving them back to the mermaids, I collect pretty seashells

novelty vintage perfume bottles are another passion

From the Hallows

noreply@blogger.com (Lorianne Jäntti) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:42:04 PST

Happy Halloween everyone! Mr and I feasted on this pumpkin, really. It felt a LITTLE weird since we had it beautifying the livng room for a few days. So it did feel like eating a friend. But that's what pumpkins are for, and all I have to show for is this precious pie that I made, Mr did the leaves.

I finished a cloth pipe case for Mr that I forgot to shoot, I guess I'll do that when I finish my own, but I've been busy. After seeing them in Ravelry, I had to have them! Kristien Berhgs was sweet enough to send me some acorns from her corner of the world (Belgium) since I couldn't find any around here. We got pinecones to feed 1/4 of Earth's squirrel population, but no acorns to be seen. I should go on an expedition, but friends do quite well and here's the results!

Still have a few more deciding what they want to become..

And I've been putting this sweet bonnet together. Ties and side decor yet to be added, I'm still undecided about that.

So, there went October, says Kitty.

Preparing for Winter

noreply@blogger.com (Lorianne Jäntti) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:30:39 PDT

I've been knitting lately, and sewing, and crochetting.

I expect to be embroidering soon, but before that I'll probably be carving some girls. My display of the beautiful Magpie Magazine.

My inspiration comes from Winter this year, I suppose, trying to make friends with it. And what better way than to prepare with a sweet winter wardrobe. Clothes mean more to me than it's probably healthy, but it has absolutely nothing to do with fashion, and everything to do with harmony and creating a beautiful reality for oneself. These booties will keep my feet dry and warm in sweet style :)

I want to intimately love everything in my life, everything I do, everything I own, everyone near me. It takes creative heights to make this all happen, unless you're far more evolved and can see the perfection in everything as is.

Knitting, like everything else needed to be enchanting, and not some old lady thing. I took the pleasure (and pains at times) to craft a needle carrier for my needles which I ordered from Amazon at a bargain, purposely wood.

I also made a knitting abacus bracelet which has been quite useful!

Some of my creations so far:

Teal and rust are the latest additions to my colour palette, they compliment all the rose and green quite well!

Knitting also gives me the opportunity to photograph my works for sharing in Ravelry, a most resourceful site for anyone who loves to knit. So if you do, friend me! http://www.ravelry.com/people/Plumevine

New Moon, new works..

noreply@blogger.com (Lorianne Jäntti) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:11:03 PDT

I'm still being quiet, in my creative cocoon. There should be some kind of manual on handling too much energy. People on the street, in shops, on the plane, at work, at school, people from all walks of life throughout my life who are metaphysically enclined have agreed on one thing about me, that I have too much energy.

You'd think this means I'm on the roof all the time, but it works quite differently. It actually overwhelms and I freeze up. It's hard to channel and materialize the energy, but if I don't then it turns inwards and I start to get very ungrounded, going for the bottle of B12 (which I actually don't need but it's better if I don't know it.)

On the other hand, it burns me out as well, and I need time off to get myself on track once more. But this only happens with anything that uses this kind of creative energy. If I were moving boxes or filing books I'd seldom need a recovery time.

This year has been so far quite internal but not without its breakthroughs and wonders. In fact there have been two sides to it, one is the loss, the other is the abundance.

We've lost some amazing people, but we've also gained many blessings. I speak for myself and those closest to me, who have felt their daydreams materialize rather quickly as of late. So something's definitely afoot.

While there's a nucleus of creative energy boiling over in this small attic studio at the moment, I still can't uncover any of it! It's frustrating because I so want to share, I want to raise the flag and say HERE! But I can't yet, so you'll have to put up with me being quiet until it's all ready :)

I've met some fantastic creative people with whom I hope to collaborate. I'm also attending my Norwegian course daily, and I've been told by my doctor that I have to take iron supplements.

Shuffling clouds of ideas, school, the mechanics of how everything works and making it work in the physical world, a more active social life, new creative endeavors (got my first pair of knitting needles and some yarn), personal development (such as getting back in cold weather gear) and my health (low iron, workouts, diet), has been a challenge as days don't seem long enough, and things like sleeping, eating and such cut these even shorter, but it's a challenge I mean to master nonetheless. And thank goodness there are no children to speak of yet..

I can give some clues, though.. Video camera, crystal orbs, photo camera.

Oh and guess what, mercury's retrograde!

I aren't dead, but have been away

noreply@blogger.com (Lorianne Jäntti) — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 01:19:11 PDT

I know I've been a bit hard to reach lately, not updating things as much as I should in the art department, but rest assured, as the wise Granny Weatherwax puts it; I aren't dead.

Nothing happens for nothing, it's where you say nothing that gets people confused, so I thought I'd update..

To put it very very bluntly, being 'off with the fairies' isn't making me happy anymore. It's been a process, not some out of the blue decision.

I always live through my feelings, because the mind is hardly everything. The mind is a product of this reality, and limited to this reality, we are not. The way which I've been able to stay in touch with the "unveiled collective", is through my heart, through my dreams, my feelings. This doesn't mean I neglect my mind, on the contrary, I need it very much, but I don't essentially operate through it.

The fine distinction between the two is a bit of a pickle for me because whenever I'm trying to deal with very 'solid' or 'real' issues, I go mind mode, and I switch to heart mode when the opposite takes place. So I may be perceived as insensitive at times, or as an unrealistic looney, depending on the situation, because I find it hard to merge both.

So the deal with being 'off with the fairies' from a heart perspective, with a dash of mind..

Times are changing, the fibres of our reality are shifting, and this includes alot of new, yet untapped things as well as those that we well knew and relied upon becoming stale and old. This isn't fashion, it's the nature of evolution, the nature of growth.

I have felt that this faerie world is also shifting and 'moving on'. Someone mentioned once that we would become the keepers of nature, instead of these beings who were assigned for the job, and this is what I feel is happening.

We are in a different space, with different mechanics, still with the mind set of an old and known place. Until we open ourselves up to our new reality, we will still encounter our old one, but crumbling, because it has literally run out of life force. Just as we deal with an energy crises right now. It's the mere physical manifestation of what we're going through at a deeper level.

So in the spirit of becoming nature's keeper, that's exactly the role I find myself leaning towards.

Early this summer I felt the urge to take better care of my body. I took on an exercise program which included sauna use. I started doing yoga and I started focusing more on my diet. From all the energy I was using I was hungrier than ever so I was eating much more and in fear that I'd gain weight, I had to find ways to feed myself properly while not packing on extra weight.

I obtained a copy of the book "The China Study" and it opened my eyes. I followed it with DVDs on natural health such as "Eating" and "Healing Cancer from Inside Out" from the RaveDiet.com website. I watched John Robbins' "Diet for a New America" on youtube. I searched for every bit of similar information I could find and started connecting dots.

In the midsts of this I had a dream where a spiritual teacher came up to me and gave me a new name and a new colour to go along with it. I felt the beginning of a new me, a new path to take, a new sense of purpose.

Petri and I started taking regular hikes along the fjord, through a beautiful trail that leads to different shores and areas where people gather for picnics. The trail has some woodsy parts where I felt bliss. All the wild flowers, the woods, it called for a camping trip.

We went camping for 3 days, it was a stunning journey through pristine and surreally beautiful landscapes. Drinking pure water from the lakes, breathing pure air and feeling myself connect more and more with nature. We had no animal products on this trip, as I'd given up dairy, and started to feel better than ever.

When I returned to the city it all looked so alien to me, after only 3 days.

Later, on a trip to a beautiful island in Finland where all the electricity we had was the plug for the fridge. Water from the well, no sink, no shower but a bucket with holes. A sauna, an outhouse instead of a toilet, a beautiful shore with blue clay and sand, and all the wild blueberries I cared for. On my last day of the stay I encountered the spirit of the island in my dreams. A lady with long dark hair and a white dress. She spoke of many things, but I can only speak of what her words made me feel, and translate that. She welcomed me, she spoke of a journey I'd been taking for some time, that our meeting was part of this journey. She spoke of compassion, of the creatures of nature and that she was pleased with my treatment of 'her children' in the island. She gave me a blessing and I woke up feeling that I was in the right place, at the right time, that everything happens as it should be, and that I wasn't lost.

Upon returning I made sure to maintain a fitness routine and began to learn all I could about plant-based nutrition in a more practical sense, like finding healthy vegan recipes so I could feed myself and Petri without running into any problems or getting bored with our food. I started making a recipe book with lots of recipes I found on the web through blogs, containing beautiful pictures and all freely available. I started putting together my own, and still do. We now enjoy the best food we had since I moved here.

My renewed sense of better health, the knowledge I'd gained and continue to gain from the research, the experiences I had out in nature began to 'rewire' me from within.

What once was a pristine and magical world reached through my imagination, now was very real, very present, and wanting to be seen and experienced more.

How else could I bring this world into other people's lives, so they can live in it every single moment? So that we can turn this earth around into a pristine paradise once more? So that the alien world I encountered upon entering the city may become just a memory of a different time, when mankind saw themselves apart from nature. How could I truly become nature's keeper, starting with the ones who need it most, the ones in the most critical state of all, my fellow humans.

This is the new green blood that flows through my veins. It's not about being a health nut, it's not just about saving the animals or the planet, it's about bringing humanity to paradise, to our very own, brand new fairy world. A place that isn't merely witnessed through the imagination, or what's perceived as fantasy, but a place we bring our bodies to, a place we experience fully. And the easiest step to take that road is simply by detoxifying our bodies, healing them and re-aligning them with the natural rhythm once more. To 're-wire' them from within, to activate our connection to ALL, our DNA.

I can't go back to the way things were. And I want very much to help this world where I feel it's most needed, especially in a way that I can do it best. I started out as an astrologer and as I stand aside and look at myself, the changes I'm facing and so on, it makes perfect sense. In fact, it's the kind of thing I'd been waiting for and that was probably not such a good thing, to be able to see so far ahead into your life, because it takes you away from the moment and process that will lead you to that future self. Which is why I put astrology in the back burner. But indeed, the time, the moment is now and this is what my heart calls me to do. I enjoy it deeply and hope others will, too.

This doesn't mean that I'm not going to make art anymore, it only means that it will become more of a hobby while health and environmental issues will take the lead.

In the spirit of sharing, I'm slowly putting together the means of creating a jewellery tutorial video, or several, where I teach you how to make your own piece of jewellery as I do.

I look forward to this although there's much that needs to be acquired for it, but it's definitely in my to-do list.

Currently I'm running a wellness blog called Different Results, which can be found at: http://differentresults.blogspot.com

Best of health!

Blissful Journeys

noreply@blogger.com (Lorianne Jäntti) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:59:34 PDT

The loss of someone we loved and admired is always tragic, it's hard for us to let go, even just knowing that such a person is still alive in our world even if we never see or hear from them, brings us comfort. But sometimes the knots we tie in our lives can become severe and strangling, and when there's a loss of hope, when coping becomes escaping and living becomes coping, deep down we cut the cord.

I think my point of view relies heavily on beliefs about the after life. Some might think it's cruel to think anyone would be having a better time in the after life than they did in life.

When I think of my late granny, whom I loved dearly, I can't help to remember her last years of life, the emotional and physical pain she endured, and feel that her passing was her journey to freedom, a journey to a better new life where the strains of her ailing body and the concerns of the living are no longer tormenting her. I was torn knowing she wouldn't be around anymore, but felt it would be too selfish of me to want it any other way, as it was for me to understand that she hadn't left me, but it was her ego that did. My ego had to find a way to deal with that.

I feel the same about Michael Jackson. I never knew him, but it wasn't hard for anyone to somehow perceive that he was a man in pain. He's such a mistery to us because he lived under such massive seclusion, one can only hope his life situation wasn't worse than we got to know. But to read about his addiction to painkillers is enough to understand, literally, that he lived in pain.

Astrologically we're going through a very interesting transit right now, which is Chiron the wounded healer, Jupiter the expander, and Neptune the god of the unconscious, on the same degree, all retrograde.

We've lost several public figures in a very short time, others are going through some kind of ego breakdown, or loss of control. In fact I'm whitnessing this even from people I know, and I'm going through my very own reevaluation of personal things. I'm sure everyone is doing as well to some degree.

It's a difficult transit to go through because it takes away at the things that keep us from reaching our souls. It makes us look back at what's hurting, what we keep ourselves and the world from, it takes away our distractions and puts us on a deep inner journey where there's some kind of loss, a wound that doesn't heal, a place of emptiness that can't be filled. This journey can also be the ultimate journey, as it's been the case for Michael Jackson. Coincidentially, an icon of our generation, so we feel that a great part of our ego consciousness has left us. It's affecting nearly all of us.

The expansive energy known as Jupiter is a highly pleasant influence and often deals with deaths, meaning the great expansion towards spirit, often a peaceful death.

Michael Jackson the man has left us and as I see it, his spirit is off to Neverland. Where he'll always be young, where he is free.

Blissful Journeys

"Morphine"

He got flat baby
Kick in the back baby
A heart attack baby
I need your body

A hot kiss honey
He's just a bitch baby
You make me sick baby
So unrelying

I'm such a swine baby
All down the line daddy
I hate your kind baby
So unreliable

A hot buzz baby
He's one of us baby
Another drug baby
You so desire

Trust in me
Trust in me
Put all your trust in me
You're doin' morphine

Hoo!

They got place baby
Kicked in the face baby
You hate your race baby
You're just a liar

Your every lick baby
Your dog's a bitch baby
You make me sick baby
You soul survivor

She never cut from me
She never cut baby
I had to work baby
You just a rival

Always to please daddy
Right up and leave daddy
You're throwing shame daddy
So undesirable

Trust in me
Just in me
Put all your trust in me
You're doin' morphine

Go'on babe

Relax
This won't hurt you
Before I put it in
Close your eyes and count to ten
Don't cry
I won't convert you
There's no need to dismay
Close your eyes and drift away

Demerol
Demerol
Oh God he's taking demerol
Demerol
Demerol
Oh God he's taking demerol

He's tried
Hard to convince her
To be over what he had
Today he wants it twice as bad
Don't cry
I won't resent you
Yesterday you had his trust
Today he's taking twice as much

Demerol
Demerol
Oh God he's taking demerol
Hee-hee-hee
Demerol
Demerol
Oh my Oh God it's Demerol
Hee
Oooh

Oh!

He got shit baby
Your dog's a bitch baby
You make me sick baby
You are a liar

Is truth a game daddy
To win the fame baby
It's all the same baby
You're so reliable

Trust in me
Trust in me
Put all your trust in me
She's doin' morphine

Hoo!

You just sit around just talkin' nothing
You're takin' morphine
Hoo!
Go'on baby
You just sit around just talking about it
You're takin' morphine
Hoo-hoo!
Just sit around just talking nothing about it
You're takin' morphine
You just sit around just talking about it
You're taking morphine
You just sit around just talkin' nothin'
And takin' morphine

Hoo-hoo
Something going down baby
You're takin' Morphine

Go'on baby!
Hoo!
Hoo!
Morphine!
Do it!
Hoo!
He's takin' morphine
Morphine!
Morphine!

by Michael Jackson