Origins

My love and admiration of Joseph Campbell - an American literature professor who worked in comparative mythology and comparative religion heavily influenced my interest in StarWars. George Lucas was deeply inspired by Campbell and based the StarWars saga upon the book The Hero with a Thousand Faces. Campbell was Lucas’ Yoda, per se. Decoding the deeper meaning behind the stories peaked my interest to no end. I felt especially drawn to the stories of the mysterious Kyber Crystals that were scattered on planets across the galaxy and grew in nature. They were sought after and found by the force sensitive. Jedis used them in the construction of their lightsabers, etc.

I like to view my collection of gems and stones in a similar way - sometimes they speak to you and draw your interest in different unexplainable ways.

Alchemy can be defined as a power or process that changes or transforms something in a mysterious or impressive way. 

I work primarily in copper artistry. The health and historical benefits of copper as well as its reactions to our body’s PH levels when coming in contact to our skin is fascinating to me. Copper is a “living metal” with mysterious elements to which I am constantly drawn to.

The pendants I create are set in copper. Paired with high quality Rose Gold plated Sterling Silver chains to match the color and hue of the copper settings.

Please feel free to reach out with any questions or comments regarding the jewelry. Thank you for supporting your local indie artists and businesses.

love and light,

juju

Inspiration

The process of creating custom order amulets are based on each individual client’s needs and wishes. Most often a client has something in mind in terms of their choice of gem. But sometimes it is not clearly known. When you order a custom amulet but aren’t exactly sure what gem you’re looking for, I will step in as a concierge and start by asking a few important questions that will lead us in the right path.

I will ask for 1 - 3 words that describe your manifestation wishes.

Example: Love, Health, Peace

I may also ask for more details pertaining to those words.

Example: Love —A deeper connection specifically with my lover,

or specifically with my child. etc.

With your permission, I may incorporate your birthday information for astrological connections with the stones as well as work with numerology.

Example: Western and Eastern Zodiac as well as actual birthday to calculate Life Path Numbers.

At any point, you may interject and select from choices that are offered to you or we can proceed with “Omakase” style if you would like for me to finish the selection process.

Either way, I am fully committed and aspire to formulate and create the best of my abilities for your amulet. This is an art and passion I’m deeply honored to be a part of. Please feel free to reach out with any questions or click the link below to start your custom order process.

Creation

My copper jewelry are created by the (sometimes) mysterious process of electroforming. Electroforming is a beautiful blend of both art and science. Plated with the use of low voltage electricity, a typical application to a piece of jewelry can take anywhere between four to 24+hours.

If requested, they can be oxidized with black or blue patina. This process makes the metal significantly darker and gives it an aged look and feel. Most of my copper jewelry is polished then left natural and untreated unless requested by the client to be sealed.

Benefits

Copper is known to balance both the spirit and body. To benefit from the use of wearing copper, it should generally be left raw/unsealed. When copper mixes with skin/sweat, it oxidizes and sometimes leaves a greenish hue on your skin. This is Chelated copper which does not absorb into the skin, rather stays behind and leaves a stain. That said, copper stains aren’t permanent and can be washed off with soapy water. In fact, many believe chelated copper to have many health, holistic and spiritual benefits. 

Wearing copper jewelry helps allow small amounts of copper into the body. Proponents of copper jewelry also claim to experience symptoms of relief from circulation issues and arthritis. Copper symbolizes love and balance and was often used to heal and protect in ancient times.

If you are looking to avoid this darkening effect on your skin, simply apply a layer of clear nail polish to your jewelry to prevent the copper from coming into contact with your skin.

Care of your Jewelry

Copper is a pure Metal therefore extremely reactive to oxidation and will darken over time. To help maintain the beauty of your copper jewelry we recommend the following procedure:

Cleaning: There are several ways to clean and shine your copper jewelry. Ketchup, lemon juice, and baking soda are common household goods that help polish copper naturally. Just apply it to your jewelry and wipe it clean.

Polishing: After your jewelry is clean, maintain the high shine with the complimentary Polishing cloth we provided with your order. Should you need another one you may purchase another in the "Extras" Section of our shop.