The Original Lend A Loving Hand
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Details
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Solid 925 Sterling Silver
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Approximately 15 x 20 mm
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Consciously handcrafted
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Designed with love in New Orleans, USA
Cristy's Comments
In case you have not heard the story of what inspired me to become a jewelry designer, this piece is THE reason my life changed.
During the Spring of 2006, as a sophomore at Ursuline Academy High School, my art teacher asked our class to create a piece of artwork that reflected and expressed our inner-most feelings about Hurricane Katrina and the rebuilding process. The immediate aftermath was filled with heart-wrenching stories of separation and despair, but also extreme acts of bravery, kindness and courage.
Most importantly, Katrina brought New Orleans together even closer as a community. We became a more unified voice and collective of empowered individuals. My depiction of black & white hands united in love, with a mission to quite literally lend a helping hand to your fellow neighbor, was what I felt in my heart and expressed through this charcoal medium at age 15.
A few months after I had submitted my art project, I walked into my family’s French Quarter jewelry store to get to work when I noticed a piece of jewelry on the front table that stopped me dead in my tracks. Upon closer inspection, I realized this necklace was a physical reality of something that was once in my imagination. My artwork had been converted into jewelry!
My mother had sent my drawing to a jewelry caster, without my knowledge, to make my piece a wearable piece of art. She came up behind me and said, “Do you like it?” with a loving smile. My eyes filled with tears and my entire body was pulsating with a new emotion I had never felt before. That same day, I sold several pieces of my artwork-turned-jewelry and for the first time in my life felt a sense of purpose. The rest is history.
For the first time since I was in high school, I reproduced this design in two different sizes, under my new married designer name. Because this design is so significant in my life, I decided to make this reproduction extremely exclusive for those that I know in my heart would appreciate this work the most.
Click here to download a printable copy of the original drawing, plus the story behind the inspiration for future reference.
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