Way back in the 1970's, I used to watch Dr.Who. I was a fan of the Fourth Doctor, Tom Baker, with his unruly scarf and unrulier hair. (I watch it on BBC America now too and am very impressed with the last three doctors, but I may just be watching so that my grandchildren think I'm hip.) The idea of time travel has always intrigued me. If I had access to a Tardis, the first thing I'd do is visit Broadway in the 1920's and catch the Marx Brothers live on stage. The second thing is attend a ritual at Stonehenge when that culture was at its height. When I hold one of these beautiful Russian fossilized ammonites in my hand, I am transported 60 million years (give or take a few million) back in time. It's incomprehensible. The quartz crystal bead above it is from Mali and I am told that children sift these beads from the sands of the Sahara, string them, and sell them to tourists. Since there is no way of dating them, they may be anywhere from a few hundred to a thousand years old or more.
Here's another necklace that I wasn't satisfied with and decided to rework. I added some more quartz crystal to the Labradorite and one of my copper wire DNA charms. Now it makes me happy. Just wish I could get the colors in the Labradorite to photograph better. I have a cool new photo prop though - a nice little piece of driftwood with an interesting shape.
And one more new piece - this one feels so earthy - like the way that the woods smell in Spring.
