WORD :: A Cold Feeling.

There is something about a cold winter night, spent solo at home, that can take a feeling of loneliness to new heights.

WORD :: Get Over It Girl.

The world seemed to come alive

When you were by my side


And even though
I may never know 
that feeling again

You are gone

And I'm already moving on...

WORD :: I am I.

"Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else."

Judy Garland

CAPTURED: IN DESPERATION.

CAPTURED: CLUTCH.

CAPTURED: HURT ME SO GOOD.

THAT'S NOT ME!

I have decided that I do not like the quotes on my FB page...and I am going to erase most of them now. When I read over them a little while ago, I realized they make me out to be an extremely intense, romantic at heart, jaded woman...and that is not who I am, so it is time to let them go. 

GOODBYE...

Things do not change; we change.  - Thoreau
A kiss, and all was said.  - Hugo
If music be the food of love, play on.  - Shakespeare
We are shaped and fashioned by what we love.  - Goethe
If you were what you were, then you always will be.  - Me

HELLO... 
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STEEZ: TORCH & SOLDER.

KATHY BRANSFIELD

"Distinctively meaningful silver and gold jewelry"

Kathy sprouted in the backbone of America's Midwest; Cincinnati Ohio, where she spent her childhood outside climbing trees, fishing for bluegill, and pursuing any and all craft projects that came her way. Always a creative person by nature, a turning point came at the tender age of 11 when she had the opportunity to meet and paint along side the legendary TV artist Bob Ross. It was the first, as well as the last time in her life that she was speechless. After meeting her frizzy haired mentor, who was the master of giving little friends to lonely trees, she knew she wanted to devote her life to art. At the age of 13, she befriended a man from Nigeria who was selling African trade beads at a flea market. That began an obsession that started her on her jewelry path. 

Having attended the prestigious School for the Creative and Performing Arts, she left home at 15 and began selling her wears to finance her travels across the country while following the band The Grateful Dead. It wasn't long before she hit a creative ceiling with beadwork and sought out metal-smithing classes along the way. After receiving a $6 letter-stamping set as a gift, she went at it with a creme brulee torch and cadmium laden solder. She was inspired by a love poem that hung behind her workbench and out of that sprung the first 'Book Necklace. It was a tiny adornment with hand-stamped pages that held the world for her. It was also the foundation for many pieces to come that would pay homage to the luminous writers whose quotes helped her to find solace and strength through the toughest of times. 

Some of her other early pieces were kinetic and largely inspired by found objects. The 'Time Flies' necklace held a vintage watch face and riveted wings that moved up and down, there were anatomically correct people pins that featured interchangeable clothing, hats and hair, car bracelets that raced around the wrist with wheels made of 150yr. old Venetian glass beads, and even miniature sprinkling cans that when tilted sideways poured out streams of sterling water. But alas, it was the power of language that superseded and brought the jewelry line to where it is today. 

Kathy now lives in Los Angeles, where she works hard to play hard. Camping, gourmet cooking and boating are just a few of the things that make up playtime in and around her work schedule. A lover of travel, she feels that her journeys to other lands and experiencing other cultures has been a primary resource for inspiration. Within these travels she is almost always on a mission to indulge her rivaling passion of scuba diving and underwater photography, which opens up yet another world of inspiration unto itself. She hopes she can share History's most brilliant visionaries with you through her sterling silver work. 

Most pieces open to reveal hand-stamped quotes or images that capture her trust in human faith, life's complex beauty and all its diversity. Each item embodies an essence of her quirkiness and unfalteringly cheerful spirit. All are cherished by their wearers and many hold them as a sacred personal amulet. 

Kathy's distinctively meaningful jewelry continues to evoke passionate responses from long time collectors and new fans alike. They can be found in the finest galleries, catalogs and exhibitions across the country. Almost 25 years later, somewhere, somehow, Bob Ross has got to be smiling.

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 ORIGINAL CONTENT: Artfully Elegant

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LOVE NEVER DIES

 18kt Gold plated bronze and brushed Silver

18" Bar link chain

5/8" pendant

$68.00 

COMPASS

“I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul” 

- William Ernest Henley -

 

18kt Gold plated bronze and brushed Silver

18" rolo chain

3/4" pendant

$68.00

LOVE IS MY RELIGION

  

18kt Gold plated bronze and brushed Silver

18" bar link chain

3/4" pendant 

$68.00 

GOETHE TREE

"Whatever you can Do or Dream you can, Begin it. 

Boldness has Genius, Power, and Magic in it"

- Goethe -

 

18kt Gold plated bronze and brushed Silver

18" snake chain

7/8" x 7/8" pendant

$76.00

CREATE

18kt Gold plated bronze and brushed Silver

16" Bar link chain

3/8" pendant

$52.00

VAN GOGH SUNFLOWER

“I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of stars makes me dream” 

– Vincent Van Gogh - 

 

 18kt gold plated bronze and brushed silver 

18" rolo chain 

1" pendant

$72.00

TREE OF SERENITY

"God grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change

Courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference"

 

 18kt Gold plated bronze and brushed Silver

24" Snake chain

1.375" x .75" pendant

$80.00

GHANDI IVY

“Be the Change you Wish to see in the World” 

– Gandhi - 

 

18kt Gold plated bronze and brushed Silver

16” Ball chain

5/8" pendant

$64.00

FEELS LIKE.

WORD :: I Want.

 

I want Sansei maki rolls, enchiladas suiza con pollo - with extra sour cream, a mahi mahi burger from Paia Fishmarket and Minit Stop potato wedges. I want a freshly-baked Al’s Deli chocolate chip cookie as big as my head, a double scoop of mint chip and pb chocolate in a waffle cone, and a tub of B & J’s chubby hubby. I want some lilikoi, lychee, a tall glass of Pog and a strong margarita. 

I want more thin strap Havanians, Betsey Johnson bags, Theory tanks and AA v-neck tees. I want a couple dope MOB hoodies, some Hellz Bellz shit and two pairs of Christian Louboutin heels - one gold and one black. I want another straw fedora and pair of leopard print sunglasses, an itsy-bitsy purple brazilian bikini and a huge yellow beach towel. 

I want a yard filled with pineapple rows, lilikoi and lychee trees. I want a house - filled with laughter, love, warmth, color and music, a big kitchen, a big bed, and my own art studio - in a place where the shared mentality is, “no shirt, no shoes, no problem.” 

I want sun - the kind that beats down on you all day, hot sand under my feet and between my toes, and fat spliffs and cold beer - to waste away the beach days. 

I want a boy with a board – and a brain. 

I want to cruise - destination unknown, windows down, air smelling like sweet plumeria and salt water - rapping and singing along to songs, while beats bump and two hearts pump. 

And i want a spirit - because it's been 2 days since I had my last cig...and cold turkey is a bitch.

WORD :: I Am Ana.

I am ANA.

I am confused.

How did i end up like this?

Sucked dry.

Beat up.

Black and blue.

Bruised and used.

WORD :: Self-Destructive Behavior.

As corny as it may sound...I've always believed in true love. But, lately I've begun to question the existence of such a thing. In and out of one dysfunctional relationship after another, I find myself growing more and more jaded with each passing day. My astrologist once told me that I have a tendency to throw myself full-force into relationships with men that will only leave me brokenhearted and disappointed in the end. I remember shaking my head and thinking she was an idiot, but now I am entertaining the possibility that she was right.

No matter who it is I start a relationship with, they all leave me in the end...confused, painfully in love, broken. Over and over again I involve myself with men that are either too old or too young, unstable, self-consumed, unreliable, and immature (no matter their age). It seems as if I never learn from my mistakes because no matter who it is that I become romatically involved with, in the end, I always find myself in the same heartboken and desperate situation. Maybe I fall in love too quickly, maybe I give myself and my heart to easily, who knows. However, what I am sure of is the importance of reflecting on my own actions, in order to find the root of this problem, so that I can work to change this repetitive pattern of self-inflicting pain and self-destructive behavior.