Recently, a number of the pieces that have left the studio have been chosen by women for themselves. Not as gifts in the traditional sense, but to mark a moment that felt significant in their own lives. These moments don’t always follow a familiar pattern; a new chapter, a decision made, something completed or begun. The kind of occasion that isn’t always visible from the outside, but carries weight all the same.
There is a different kind of decision-making at play here. It tends to be subtle and often more instinctive; less about consensus, more about recognition. In the studio, this is something you begin to notice over time. A piece is finished and placed on display and for a while it sits there; observed, considered, set aside. And then, occasionally, someone sees it and the decision is immediate. There is no need to explain it.
Natural gemstones have a way of prompting that response. No two are the same; each one holds its own tone and character, revealing something different as it moves in the light. You either connect with it or you don’t. The occasion, in these cases, isn’t something imposed; it’s something recognised. A moment that already exists, waiting to be acknowledged in a way that feels personal.
The name Patience has always been part of the work. Not as something passive, but as a kind of subtle confidence; a willingness to wait until something feels right and to recognise it when it does. Perhaps that is why these pieces are increasingly chosen in this way. Not given, but chosen. And once chosen, kept.
