Orca

Sterling, Larimar - Orca Totem

Sterling and Lolite - Orca Totem

I've been obsessed with all things oceanic lately, 

it's a dream of mine to one day live in a little sun bleached house by the sea, 

embraced by the sound of the crashing waves and the ever changing tides.

I've created a couple of totems that are close to my heart and close to my dear British Columbia, 

totems that embrace both my love of the ocean and my admiration of the sea mammals that reside near its coast.  

A long time symbol to the west coast Native American community of family, community and protection, 

the Orca or Killer Whale, like wolves, mate for life and travel in pods; 

groupings of family who they protect fiercely.  

Orcas are said to rule the northern waters, working with seals and dolphins to keep them sacred and safe.  

Reincarnations of human souls lost at sea, they have often been known to seek contact and communication with humans on boats.

  As a totem animal, Orcas teach us how to swim in life with grace and strength 

and to dive deep into the depths of your being.  

Playful at heart but ferocious in battle, this totem serves to protect the wearer through life's uncharted waters.

Available now in the shop.

xo Blue Gnome

A Whale Of A Time.

Have you ever seen the movie Stealing Home?  It was made in the 80's and stars a young Jodie Foster and Mark Harmon..have I just dated myself..??  I haven't watched it in years and I'm sure it's nowhere as good as I remember it to be.  But what that movie did was make me fall in love with Maine..or what I envisioned Maine to be.  

Crashing waves and sand dunes at twilight, riding around in convertibles with the wind blowing through your hair.  Beachside cottages with white picket fences,  where everyone wears white and is sun-kissed a golden bronze, sipping gin and tonics while the evening breeze gently caresses the tall grass on the dunes.  

When I was in my early twenties, I finally took a road trip to Maine and the beaches were as lovely and romantic as I had hoped.  I stayed right on the water and watched the sunset every night of my 5 night stay there, sipping gin and tonics and wearing my beachiest whites.  I walked along the sand when the surf was low and collected the oceans offering of sea shells and beach glass, tumbled worn and smooth from countless embraces from the sea.  On my last day there, I walked to the corner store to grab a few essentials and as I stood by the cashier to pay, grabbed a vintage reproduction postcard that read, "Having a WHALE of a time in Maine!" with an illustration of a whale with exaggerated, animated eyes wearing vacation gear and waving hello.

I've moved countless times since then and my collection of shells, beach glass and even photographs from that trip have been misplaced and lost.  But I still have that postcard, a little worn and dog eared but I found it just the other day.  So I thought I'd make a whale ring, just for fun.

sterling, black onyx

When's the last time you had a whale of a time on a vacation?

xo Blue Gnome