During a trip to France forty years ago, I came upon a love letter exchange that happened in the early 1800’s. The letters transported me back into the time imagining the love these two people had shared. During the trip, I picked up this old compass left in that same pile of letters.
The letter contained a paragraph that mesmerized me for many years to come. A small charm was left with the letter that said, “if you get lost, this will help you find your way back to me.” This was the beginning of my jewelry collection, although I did not know it at the time. I had already started creating a piece of jewelry, a book with pictures and charms that portrayed the deep love shared between two people. A love that I had aspired to find myself.
The journey begins…
