Friday, December 21, 2012

Two More BJP Blessings Finished - Family & Health

I finished November's and December's BJP pieces earlier this week and finally got them photographed today. All of my pieces this year are about blessings in my life.


Family (for November) is all about the blessing of a relatively close-knit family. We're not as close as sometimes I'd like, but we all like each other pretty well. My brother, Thom, and I lost our biological father in a car accident when I was 5 and Thom was 3. That could have been a disaster, but Mom met and married a wonderful man 2 years later, who soon became our new Papa. I'm fortunate to have always felt that he was my dad, that he loved me as much as he loved his own 3 children, my other 2 brothers and sister.


I don't really know what this piece says about family. Usually, by the time I finish a piece, the meanings have become obvious. Not so in this case. Anybody have any ideas?  It seems possible that the three buttons in the upper half represent my mom (the bird), my dad (the small blue-bordered button), and my step-dad (the square). Then, maybe the other 5 buttons represent me (well, that would be the rabbit, of course), and my 4 siblings. Whatever the significance/meaning, I do like the colors and the way it looks rich and inviting.


Health (for December) is all about the blessing of good health, with which I am unusually blessed.


I have no idea why I used chakra colors for this piece, or why I worked with a Goddess figure to represent health. I've never known much about chakra theory or particularly subscribed to other than Western treatments for health issues. Maybe this piece portends something for me in the future. If so, maybe this dear, healthy Goddess (along with her association with growing plants and a little kitty-energy) will continue the blessing of good health as I grow older.

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Because of working on my new book, I didn't get started on this year's BJP until June, my first piece for the year. I've done 7 pieces (June - December). Think I'll try to do double pieces for the first 5 months of 2013, so that in the end I will have 12 blessing pieces for this year... I do like them quite well.

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 Hope you all have a wonderful, magical, joyful Christmas. May the year ahead be just beadiful! Thanks for visiting today!

12 comments:

  1. Dear Robin, I like your "family" piece, especially the colours. I see number 6, the flower, with 6 hearts... must be your husband included! I wish you a good 2013 and I hope to see and learn from and get inspired by you a lot. Lies from the far East (of The Netherlands)

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  2. These are all quite beautiful.
    Merry Christmas.

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  3. All of these are so nice with lots of meaning. Great work.
    Have a nice weekend and a wonderful Christmas
    Nicole/Beadwright

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  4. Through you, dear Robin, I learned about truthfulness & honesty in beadwork and how fulfilling ones work can be when holding those tenants close. While I look & study these pieces ~ your blessings ~ I am more grateful for my own.

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  5. I agree with Sweepea: Robin, you teached me a lot. It is a pleasure to follow your blog, webside and beadwork...

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  6. I, too, agree with Sweetpea. Your work always makes me smile, and at times touches me deeply. And loved the "kitty energy".
    May you have a most blessed Christmas.

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  7. Beautiful as always!

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  8. Simply wonderful !! Merry Merry Christmas to you dear Robin!!! and a very happy and healthy 2013 as well!!

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  9. Your work is so beautiful and serene. Love all these pieces but particularly the hand and the Health ones. Have a good 2013.

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  10. Susan2:46 AM

    Beautiful work.

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  11. Hello! What a terrific looking resource you own! Did you optimize your blog on your own?

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    1. Thanks for the compliment. I didn't do anything special... Maybe that's just what happens when you blog regularly for 6 years.

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