I recently found a site, while trying to find something special to memorialize Sydney with....the artist who started it has an amazing story to tell and has turned her loss into a beautiful mission in helping other hurting families through the grief process with her talent and gifts. Her jewelry is amazing and very touching. Both my mom and I are going to pick out some pieces of her work for us to have to remember Sydney by...I loved her poem about the dragonfly and the description she gives about it's symbolism.
"The dragonfly is a symbol of transition. It starts off life as an ugly creature lurking in the dark murky depths of a pond, hiding in the mucky stuff at the bottom. And really after we have lost someone, that is how we often feel...... lost in the dark depths of our grief, wondering if we will ever see the sun again. But slowly, overtime, the dragonfly nymph transforms, until one day it leaves that murky water world behind and greets the sun, an iridescent pair of wings to carry it through the rest of our life. We too will transform ..."
"Grief changes us. It shows us parts of ourselves and others that we may not have seen before. It opens our eyes to humanity - creates an empathy that may not have been there before. It can inspire us to move forward and do better things with our lives."
- Kimberly de Montbrun www.labelledame.com
jewelry design, text and poetry
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Friday, February 1, 2008
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those are beautiful pieces. what a great site.
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