feels good

Rita Addo Zakour of Ghana crafts a beautiful pair of earrings that you'll feel good about wearing. The eco-friendly earrings feature beads crafted from recycled plastic bottles, in gradations of rich purple and maroon. They swing from brass hooks. The artisan names the design odopa, which means "good love" in the Akan dialect.

Rita Addo Zakour of Ghana crafts a beautiful pair of earrings that you'll feel good about wearing. The eco-friendly earrings feature beads crafted from recycled plastic bottles, in gradations of rose and fuchsia They swing from brass hooks. The artisan names the design odopa, which means "good love" in the Akan dialect.

This soft baby alpaca blend sweater will make you feel feminine and good about the earth. Fashioned by Peruvian designer Tomas Sota, this dusty pink pullover is made from 70% recycled polyester and 30% reclaimed baby alpaca.

Dramatic and beautiful, this traditional mask has a contemporary feel. Ernestina Oppong Asante sculpts sese wood into a perfect oval with rectangular eyes and mouth. Smooth surfaces of brown and black are juxtaposed with a handsome, speckled field and the nose is long and slender. Representing a young man from the Ashanti tribe, the piece is named Osompa, which means "good service" in the Akan language.

Good choices in fashion can make a woman feel powerful, like this bracelet made of recycled glass beads in a strong, black color. Multiple strands of the beads are twisted together to form this torsade bracelet presented by Eva Asantewa Amakye of Ghana. The bracelet is secured with a brass clasp.

Feel the serene essence of the forest with this exquisite creation by Miriam Duran Castellanos from Mexico. The artisan works long hours with sterling silver to create these round dangle earrings, whose high polish finish enriches the detailed mushroom motifs that ornament the pieces, symbolizing good luck and new beginnings.

She sits alone in a chair, dreaming of the one she loves. Her smile is hopeful. Passionate colors envelop the woman in a portrait by Harman. "Love is an affection that all human beings feel. Whether the love of a man or woman, love of nature, or anything. As long as people use love, the result will be good," the Javanese artist confides.

"We as God's creatures must have peaceful feelings and hearts. A peaceful heart allows us to forgive each other for all mistakes, maintain good relations with fellow creatures of God and be grateful for what we have and are. If we can live from the heart, we will feel grateful and will always be at peace" says Aldi.

In his painting, free-flying doves symbolize world peace, and two hands shake in accord, forming a united, yet diverse forest in this dreamy acrylic painting fashioned in the surrealist style.

"Standing as a metaphor for the process of globalization and free movement of people, the greeting of hands is the unification of all continents of the globe, while the trees bridge the gap as the diverse population of the globe."

The artist says his painting interprets world peace as the only way for the relationship between God, humans and the environment to prosper — to be able to forgive each other and set aside common differences.

"This sculpture represents the way to keep forgiving each other, loving each other, and to be at peace with yourself, because we are all brothers," explains Balinese artisan Wayan Rendah, conveying this vision in his superbly hand-carved relief panel.

"I is inspired by the turmoil of the world, which is completely uncertain, which causes unrest and difficulties for all countries, Where each party shows a high sense of ego and feels the most right, without realizing it.

"We are all brothers and sisters in this world. There should be no such thing as enmity. In the Hindu sloka verses, the Wedadikatan Sloka — "Wasumdhwam Kutumbhaka" — means let's sit together and shake hands looking for a way to an agreement to achieve world peace."

The artist continues, "The way to make peace for the common good in society and the world is to mediate, to sit down together to find the best solution for problems, and to solve them for the sake of mutual peace and the world. My hope is that all people can respect each other to avoid hostility and injustice in life and society.

"We must forgive and love one another in order to achieve peace. We are all brothers and sisters in this world where there should be no such thing as hatred.

"Love and peace are powerful concepts that inevitably go hand in hand, because one does not exist without the other."