Suezy
Sep 29, 2019
My third one! Yes, they're that good!
I bought the first one for myself as a confirmation gift because one of our Deacons, in a class for new Catholics, said every Catholic home must have a few things - one of them was a statue or photo or painting, etc., of our Blessed Mother Mary. I bought the second for a woman in my Bible study, who is from Peru and just moved into a new home. I bought the third one for my sister, because when she saw a photo of mine, she fell in love with it - not for the religious appeal, but from a folk art perspective - and after looking at many online, I can't agree more. I watched the video of how the artisan makes the retablo and it added even greater value to it. I simply love them. I love the scene behind Mary - the high mountains, and the flowers, in a wooden box with doors. I mounted mine on a wall in my home office and see it from where I sit. I'm buying the next one as a thank you gift for a close friend who I will be visiting in a few weeks.
Joy
Aug 28, 2024
This brings such inner peace to my life
What a beautiful sphere to treasure. I look at now daily with a smile because I have held it many times and will reach for it throughout the day, as it holds a special place on my desk ,just to feel the inner joy and peace it shares and brings out in me. Every time I pick it up and gaze at the beautiful energy discovered within the sphere I see and feel something new. The rivers of jasper are beautifully subtle and dramatic when tracing and following them around the sphere. A lot of inner peace unfolds connecting one's imagination and heart to stone. My grandfather was a stone carver and I would so enjoy spending time in his workshop touching the stones he carved and polished from a piece of raw stone. He would tell me that every stone held its own magic, its own beauty within just waiting to be seen, touched and loved. . I remember his warm smile like yours Cesar and I thank you for restoring my memory of my time with him in his shop. Beautiful work! Thank You!