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Awareness Through Adornment. .the mind behind the Jewelry

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http://blackbirdjewelry.com/products/water-is-life-african-elephant-adornment. I was so honored to carve this magnificent animal for a noble cause $10 donation from each sale #elephant #noble #cause #waterislife #respect #nature #rain #gaia #motherearth #giveback #handcarved #oldsoul #spirit #strength #patience #awarenessthroughadornment (at BlackBird jewelry)

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Stock photo 📿 Heading into Thanksgiving..I am so grateful for beading meditation keeps me clear of thought and manifesting my dreams ..#BackBeads #truth #vials #peace #meditation #gemstones #handmade #knotted #posture #awareness #glass #listen #stock #instaphoto #zengrunge #peace #dreams #girlboss #entrepreneur #girlsrule #shoplocal #thankful #always #giveback #blackbirdjewelry #jupiterfl #palmbeach (at BlackBird jewelry)

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Loving these light tortoise shell chain link threader earrings! So many new styles ..#funky #thread #earrings #light #tortiseshell #blackbirdjewelry #boho #palmbeach #sensation #feel #comingsoon #cantstopwontstop #design #inspired #jupiterfl #peace (at BlackBird jewelry)

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Tumbled Ocean Spirit amazonite BackBeads ...with the new Righteous Mermaid with the spiral shell. #liveit #ocean #amazonite #handmadejewelry #handcarved #mindfulness #breathe #backbeads #blackbird #awareness #adornment #jupiterfl #mompreneur #girlboss #saltlife #spirit (at BlackBird jewelry)

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How to use BlackBird BackBeads. Meditation..Posture..Adornment simple design for everyday peace. Just breathe #blackbirdjewelry #awarenessthroughadornment #jupiterfl #BackBeads #natural #gemstones #mindfulness #simple #breathe #peace #love #yourself #peace #heart #original #design available since 2000 @ www.blackbirdjewelry.com (at BlackBird jewelry)

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Mythical Magical Mermaid coming out of the wax #workinprogress #jupiterfl #blackbirdjewelry #mermaid #carve #handmade #saltlife #mythical #magical #inspire #create #love #forever #creative (at BlackBird jewelry)

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✨✨📿BlackBird BackBeads Gemstone meaning card. What's your favorite ? Mine today 🤔 Amazonite ! #gemstone #love #spirit #power #healing #listen #follow #dreams #theway #flow #balance #chakra #aura #blackbirdjewelry #awarenessthroughadornment #jupiterfl (at BlackBird jewelry)

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Combining two worlds.. Forest meet the sea. #Jupiter #smokeymountains #mix #fantasy #bestofbothworlds #app #artistic #time #imagination #dream #blackbird #escape #reality #follow #dreams #peace #free (at Jupiter, Florida)

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Om Mani Padme Hum "O thou jewel in the lotus Hail" my interpretation of the Om in the lotus flower. Once it is cast In Sterling silver I will set 8 gemstones around the center Om. #lotus #om #peace #everything #nothing #mantra #medallion #carve #breathe #life #petals #purity #awarenessthroughadornment #blackbirdjewelry #jupiterfl (at BlackBird jewelry)

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Nude... #backbeads #purify #rosequartz #love #sensation #meditation #beads #mantra #dainty #wearyourpeace #jupiterfl #blackbirdjewelry #awarenessthroughadornment #simple #design (at BlackBird jewelry)

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Just did my first bead meditation in the new studio✨✨📿. Totally floating! Amethyst for spirituality & contentment. DoTerra oil Purify ...mantra while beading.. Purify , open..intuition. #blackbirdjewelry #awarenessthroughadornment #meditation #amethyst #backbeads #intuition #open #spirit #handmade #namaste #purify #doterra #jupiterfl #float (at BlackBird jewelry)

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Self love #instaquote #cartwheel #sunrise #selflove #peaceandlove #beyou #loveyourself #bekind #karma #awarenessthroughadornment #truth #jupiterfl #believe #cosmic #enlightenment #honest #namaste #blackbirdjewelry #awarenessthroughadornment (at BlackBird jewelry)

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I am totally in love with this Custom design for confidence and self love. #awarenessthroughadornment Hand dyed silk chakra Wrap in fuchsia ...crown chakra for understanding, cosmic consciousness & enlightenment. I was drawn to 3 gemstones. The deep purple druzy agate... aligning chakras , stabilizing aura and awakens inner talent. Then the Rose quartz (all the quartz properties) for self love...when we truly love ourselves... a confidence beams from us that is unyielding and truthful. I also love the natural Carnelian (also an agate) Carnelian in Orange mixes between the sacral & root chakras. awaking talents and cleans away negative energy. #blackbirdjewelry #chakra #confidence #selflove #rosequartz #carnelian #druzy #truth #passion #jupiterfl #cosmic #jewelry #handmade #peaceandlove (at BlackBird jewelry)

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Replenishing Bijou Threads..love the new Moonstones, Jets & Apatite. #threads #blackbirdjewelry #awarenessthroughadornment #onthebench #intheworks #mindfulness #sterling #rosegold #gemstones #jet #moonstones #apatite #druzy #rosequartz #amethyst (at BlackBird jewelry)

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Emerge opening #peace #love #life #emerge #studiolife #openingnight #fullmoon #eclipse #magic #energy #blackbirdjewelry #mindfulness #passion (at BlackBird jewelry)

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Emerge

March 22, 2016 On the eve of my Emerge Jewelry studio opening, I am brimming with emotion, gratitude & a passion for living.   After decades of contemplation for what my 44th year of life would offer, the news of a ping pong ball size brain tumor last March made my attraction to the number 44 once again seem like intuition.   I was told the ‘hopefully benign' sizable meningioma tumor  would have to come out.  So, 2 weeks after that telling Brain Scan I found myself down at Jackson Memorial Hospital with MRI mapping nodes glued to my head awaiting a Craniotomy.   I had accepted the diagnosis , told my children, family and friends I loved them and put my life into the hands of what I hoped was the finest skull based brain surgeon in the world.  Definitely the scariest thing I have ever experienced.  I just wanted to wake up from the 8  hour + surgery and still be me.  

When I opened my eyes from the anesthesia I remember my dad and husband Mike being there. Immediately ,I knew, Ego intact!  I was me.  I still smile remembering that feeling of being back in my body and feeling whole.  But I had a long road ahead of me.

The next months were hard.  The anxiety from the surgery,  medications & physical weakness were immense.  My vision, which is so critical to my detailed carving, just didn’t work.  I couldn’t drive, I had anger issues from the Keppra medication and my kids weren’t accepting of anyone (well Grammie was cool) taking care of them but me.   It was so difficult letting everyone do my job.  All I could do was be patient.

Family, Friends and community pulled together and supported me.  They all lifted me up with love and surrounded me with a strength that kept me going.  I am so grateful and know that life line of love helped me to push through and heal.

By June of 2015 I started to drive again… and the unique experience kickstarted my drive to do all that I have envisioned for the past 16 years with BlackBird.  I am not sure if it was removing the tumor that had been growing in the organization center of my brain for maybe 30 years or facing death and walking away that made me attack every design project with unbridled passion.   My appreciation of life had taken a quantum leap and I have been truly inspired to bring my idea of Awareness through adornment , wearing your peace, to all that I meet.

In the months leading up to my one year anniversary I began thinking about Emerge. The verb means , to come out, to arise from difficulty … to come into existence. I had carved the mini sculptural expression of emerge this past autumn.  A tiny face sealed inside an open locket.   Eyes closed intuition wide open. I decided having a Jewelry show on the anniversary of my surgery was the perfect way to celebrate the chance I have been given to shine and I set out to find the the right location. I have driven by the Bento Box location for the last 4 years, always feeling that draw to the buildings funky vibe.   Once again intuition was right and there was a space inside waiting for me.   The future is unwritten and I have the wax & carving tools to create all that I dream.  Feeling more grounded than ever,  I am fearless and know that I can face every challenge with love and creativity.  Thanks to all that can join me for  Robin Black … A BlackBird… Emerge.     Namaste

10% of my sales will go to brain tumor research

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It is Official! BlackBird Jewelry can now be found @beentobento Bento Box Boutique! Come by for a visit starting next week! #grow #bentobox #creative #energy #art #classes #unique #golocal #jupiterfl #mindfulness #manifest #destiny #blackbirdjewelry #awarenessthroughadornment www.blackbirdjewelry.com (at Box Bento)