Podcasts about Adornment

Graduation season is fast approaching and now is the time for selecting speakers, auditioning singers and all the other details that go into planning a successful event.  On this Lozano Smith podcast, host Sloan Simmons and his guests Partners and Lozano Smith Student Practice Group Leaders, Ruth Mendyk and Kyle Raney, walk through parameters and considerations in preparing for the ceremony itself, including speeches, music, adornments and more.  The group also discusses the basics that being included in the ceremony is not a guarantee, but should be considered a privilege for students to participate. Show Notes & References 1:14 – Participating in graduation: a privilege, not a right (Swany v. San Ramon Valley Unified Sch. Dist. (N.D. Cal. 1989) 720 F.Supp. 764) 4:00  – Best practices for districts to communicate graduation policies and parameters 7:27 – Non-public forums of graduation ceremonies 10:01 – Due process regarding student participation (Castro v. Clovis Unified School District (U.S.D.C. E.D. Cal. 2022) Case No. 1:19-cv-00821-DAD-SKO) (Client News Brief 29 - June 2022) 12:31 – Students on the mic (Lassonde v. Pleasanton Unified School District (2003) 320 F.3d 979) 16:42 – Invocations and religious speech (Cole v. Oroville Union High School District (9th Cir. 2000) 228 F.3d 1092) 19:19 – Prayer at graduation (Kennedy v. Bremerton School District (2022) 142 S.Ct. 2407) (Client News Brief 31 - July 2022) 23:34 – Alternative bases for regulating expression (Corder v. Lewis Palmer School District No. 38 (U.S.D.C. D. Col. 2009) Case No. 08-1293 and Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier (1988) 484 U.S. 260) (Education Code section 48907) 26:55 – Songs and instrumental music  (Nurre v. Whitehead (9th Cir. 2009) 580 F.3d 1087) 30:13 – Student fees and free school guarantee – caps and gowns and senior activities 32:02 – Adornment of cap and gown (Education Code section 35183.1)   For more information on the topics discussed in this podcast, please visit our website at: www.lozanosmith.com/podcast.

A new MP3 sermon from Larne Free Presbyterian Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: The Adornment of Holy Living Subtitle: Holy Living Speaker: Rev. John Greer Broadcaster: Larne Free Presbyterian Church Event: Special Meeting Date: 4/9/2025 Bible: Titus 2:1-15 Length: 48 min.

On Sunday, April 6, 2025, Elder John West lead a discussion on "Prayer and Worship in the Church" from 1 Timothy 2:1-15. The Priority and Scope of Prayer (vs. 1,2)God's Desire for All to be Saved (vs. 3,4)Christ as Mediator and Ransom (vs. 5,6)Paul's Role as Preacher to the Gentiles (v. 7)Men's Role in Prayer (v. 8)Women's Adornment and Good Works (vs. 9,10)What is "Quietly"? and Restrictions on Teaching (vs. 11,12)Theological Basis in Creation and the Fall (vs. 13,14)Salvation through What? (vs. 15)

Episode OverviewIn this episode of Spiral Deeper, our host, Gaby Azorsky, speaks with Isis Indriya. As a Minister, Culture Creator, Bridgebuilder, and fireplace keeper for the Oracle Clan, an educator of Ritual, Divination, Egyptian Cosmology, and Hermeticism, Isis shares what she has learned along the way all over the world, online, on Ritual Community, and through the school she birthed; Academy of Oracle Arts. She also leads pilgrimages to Egypt and in her Temple hosts community prayers and gatherings. She is on the board for Water Now, Church of the Essence, Living Village Culture, the Oracle Clan and is an advocate for The Fountain.earth, Bioneers, Unify, and the Compass @ Lightning in a Bottle. With over 20 years experience in various forms of gatherings, ranging from one-on-one sessions to facilitation of rituals of over 30k people with Wisdomkeepers from around the world, Isis dedicates her life to learning and creating platforms for teaching of the sacred sciences of the Ancients, Indigenous wisdom, cultural exchange, Nature's intelligence, and inner transformation as pathways for moving forward. Together, they dive into the invisible and unseen, mysteries, pilgrimage, the great unknown, communing with the sacred, temple space and sacred space, ritual, adornment, and touching the wisdom mystery teachings of ancient Egypt / Kemet. Thank you for joining us on this journey of self-discovery, sacredness, and learning!To celebrate the growth and magic of Spiral Deeper (and the launch of Season 3!), I am hosting a giveaway with some of my favorite brands. This is the last week to enter! The winner will receive: 1 planner from In Flow, 1 Anxiety Support bundle with Reishi and Lion's Mane from Rainbo Mushrooms, 3 triangle soaps from Wild Lather, 1 copy of the vintage collectors book Country Women with a little prayer bell from the small shop, The Bell up in Mendocino, 1 beaded healing mat for your altar made by Elle McDaniels, and 1 Ritual Rainforest Serum by Earth Archive. To enter: subscribe to the podcast, leave a written review on Apple Podcasts, and share Spiral Deeper on Instagram by tagging Gaby (@gaby.azorsky) and @spiral.deeper in your IG Stories.Special OfferCODE - SPIRALOFFLOWERS for 20% off your first month in The Flower Portal!Connect and Work with GabyInspiring the connection between Heaven and Earth through Reiki, Tarot, Folk herbalism, Clairvoyance, and Meditation. Together, we co-create harmony, clarity, and alignment with your True Essence. I'd love to support you!Visit my website to learn more: gabyazorsky.comFollow me on Instagram: @gaby.azorskyNewsletter: Sign Up HereBook a 1:1 Session: Book HereJoin My Membership, The Flower Portal: Learn MoreWith Spiral DeeperWebsite - Spiral Deeper PodcastInstagram - @spiral.deeperWith Our Guest, Isis IndriyaWebsite - https://www.academyoforaclearts.com/instructors/isis-indriya/Instagram - @isis_indriyaCreditsSpecial thanks to…Music - Connor HayesSpiral Deeper Icon - Kami MarchandCollaborate with UsInterested in advertising or collaborating with Spiral Deeper? Email gabyazorsky@gmail.com for packages and details.Support the ShowPlease rate, review, and subscribe wherever you listen - it means so much. Be sure to tag @spiral.deeper if you share; thank you for your support!

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From sentimental pieces we've lost to new styles we're drawn to, today's episode is all about our changing relationship with accessories. Meagan and Sarah explore everything from the family stories held by a Christmas tree brooch, to how we feel about statement pieces and right-hand rings. We wrap things up with a fun lightning round about our current jewelry mindsets. It's a mix of reflection, reinvention, and a touch of glam— join us!This is Part 3 of 3 in our ‘Treat Yo Self' series this fall. Check out Part 1 here and Part 2 here. HELPFUL LINKS:Episodes From The Archives You May Enjoy:More Than Mom: Jewelry!Cozy Winter Style Inspiration: Episode 397BONUS: Six Strategies For A Fall Wardrobe RebootWhat We're Wearing Lately: Episode 450OTHER HELPFUL LINKS:Visit our websiteCheck out deals from our partnersFollow us on InstagramJoin our private listener group on Facebook (be sure to answer the membership questions!)Sign up for our newsletterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Pray And Adornment - 1 Timothy 2:8-10 - Pastor John Dube

Paul has to leave the new church quickly and has concerns about tough things he had said to them. Did they accept them? Reject? Were they mad at him? He sends Timothy and gets a refreshing answer to his relational doubt.

When I sat down to chat with Jenny Foulkes, it soon became apparent (at least in my mind) that we were jewelry sisters from another mother. From the way we approach a design to our cabinets of curiosities filled with tiny sacred objects collected through the years, we seemed to have more in common than we didn't. Jenny sees her jewelry as sacred objects to be worn, loved, and passed down… and I love this sentiment.  Jenny's work is elegant and at the same time earthy appealing to something deeper inside. Something perhaps forgotten or from another time. And of course her use of gold, texture, rich patina, and beautiful gemstones makes my heart beat a little faster. I really loved this conversation with Jenny. She's open about her challenges with balancing motherhood with the demands of business and show travel, the hurdles of social media and marketing, the role community has played in her success as an artist, ADHD and the creative mind, and the work of building a loyal fan base. Bio... Jenny Foulkes is a metalsmith, artist, jeweler and mother. Daughter of a painter father and psychologist mother, she grew up in the mountains edging Los Angeles, California. As a child, Jenny was always drawn to the tinier, more contained objects of art, be it man-made or natural. She spent much of her childhood scanning the world around her for rocks, insects, bird nests, skulls, etc. This attention to detail eventually led her to jewelry making. Spending many years creating and selling beaded jewelry, Jenny yearned to learn more. In her mid-20's she moved from Los Angeles to Portland, Oregon to attend Oregon College of Art and Craft and in 2011 graduated with a BFA in Metal Arts. Jenny has spent the years since finding her voice as an artist and building an inventory, all the while being a full-time mother. She sells her work at fine art and craft shows and online. Jenny is driven to make work that is unusual and elegant. By merging darkened silver with gold she creates color and dimension. Each piece of jewelry is thoughtfully handmade and one of a kind. Combining unexpected elements such as faceted precious gemstones with organically textured darkened silver, she is able to create a feeling that is both fine and precious, yet earthy and warm. Jenny hopes that the focus and love she puts into each piece of jewelry is felt by the wearer. Jenny on Instagram: ⁠@jennyfoulkesjewelry⁠ Jenny's Website: ⁠jennyfoulkesjewelry.com⁠

A lot of jewellery designers are no stranger to shifting between the digital and physical both for the creation of work and the communication of work. There are companies and researchers/practitioners that question and advance these practices, considering craft thinking in the context of digital experience and asking what it means to be human in an increasingly layered physical and digital world. Lynne Craig is an innnovation director, academic and founder of computational adornment. Her work, research and practice connects design, technology, education and business development; exploring the frontiers of emergent technologies and cultural change. To talk to me today about her work and what it means to be a digitally conscious maker/thinker today

When people ask what the Stateside podcast is, we say that it's the most essential conversions from the state of Michigan. But that doesn't mean it's just the biggest and latest headlines, or deep political dives… it's also about introducing you to artists from this state, meeting incredible chefs and biologists and woodworkers. It's about better understanding your state. Please consider chipping in a couple bucks to keep these essential conversations going in Michigan. Click here to make your donation. Thanks!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rebecca Lee (she/they) is a metalsmith interested in sacred adornment and its capacity to provide protection and healing for all intersections of marginalized people. Currently, Lee works primarily with sheet metal, hand piercing intuitive undulating shapes that mimic how water impacts our coastlines incorporating minerals and found objects near or in bodies of water. Rebecca also utilizes wax carving to create talismans featuring sigils and marks with specific and intentional magical purposes. In this conversation Rebecca and Christine discuss her journey into metal and stone and her focus on sacred adornment. She shares how her background in film and photography led her to explore jewelry making and the spiritual aspects of jewelry. Rebecca talks about her process of creating custom pieces based on tarot readings and her desire to maintain a hands-on approach to her craft. Together they also explore the balance between creativity and making a profit, the need for play and exploration in the creative process, and the importance of community and mentorship in the jewelry industry. Follow Rebecca... Instagram: ⁠@blavkjewelry⁠ Website: ⁠www.blavkjewelry.com⁠ Links mentioned in the episode: Instagram: @spark_metalartists BIPOC Smiths Retreat: https://www.inclusiveblacksmiths.com/sparc If this podcast means something to you and you would like to support it, please take a a moment to give it a few kinds word with a written review on your favorite podcast listening platform. This helps me share the podcast with others. Thank you so much!

https://www.khutbah.info/the-adornment-of-prayer/ The prayer has a great status before Allah Almighty. It is the act of worship through which Allah spoke directly to Muhammad ﷺ without an intermediary.… The post The Adornment of Prayer first appeared on Nourishment of the Soul.

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Tiff Massey is an interdisciplinary artist whose work focuses on ideas of community and adornment. She makes everything from custom, wearable jewelry to large scale architectural sculptures. Her work contends with race and class, while evoking the history of West African and Black American culture. Massey's solo exhibit, "7 Mile + Livernois ," opens at the Detroit Institute of Arts May 5th. GUEST: Tiff Massey, interdisciplinary Detroit-based artist ___ Looking for more conversations from Stateside? Right this way. If you like what you hear on the pod, consider supporting our work.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, Keli talks about redefining adornment and shifting the intentionality behind getting dressed for a different experience. Want to dive into this topic further? Email Keli at ohhey@kelilynjewel.com to sign up for the Body Reclamation course.

After a two week Easter break, we're back this week with a new conversation on modesty. Yes, modesty. But we promise, it's not the conversation you had with your mom (unless your mom is Emily or Kate). Links:* The Summa: Modesty (II-IIae Q.160); Adornment in the Creation of the World (I-I Q. 70)* Daily Life in the Time of Jesus by Henri Daniel-Rops* These Beautiful Bones: An Everyday Theology of the Body, by Emily Stimpson Chapman* The Family (A Netflix Documentary)* Sacred Heart Church (part of Saint Jude Parish) in Pittsburgh, PA Get full access to Visitation Sessions at visitationsessions.substack.com/subscribe

03-26-24 Tues PM “Ornamentation & Adornment”Pastor Nathaniel Urshan1 Peter 3:1-4You can contact us at https://fpcdurham.org/contact

Ep.193 Helina Metaferia is an interdisciplinary artist working across collage, assemblage, video, performance, and social engagement. Her work integrates archives, somatic studies, and dialogical practices, creating overlooked narratives that amplify BIPOC/femme bodies. Metaferia received her MFA from Tufts University's School of the Museum of Fine Arts and attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. Recent solo exhibitions and projects include RISD Art Museum (2022-2023); Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA (2021-2022); New York University's The Gallatin Galleries, New York, NY (2021); Michigan State University's Scene Metrospace Gallery, East Lansing, MI (2019); and Museum of African Diaspora, San Francisco, CA (2017). Metaferia's work was included in the Sharjah Biennial in the United Arab Emirates (2023), the Tennessee Triennial through the Frist Art Museum and Fisk University Art Gallery (2023). Her work is in the permanent collection of institutions including Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA; Sharjah Art Foundation, United Arab Emirates; Kadist, San Francisco, CA and Paris, France; and the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York, NY. Metaferia's work has been supported by several residencies including MacDowell, Yaddo, Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, and MASS MoCA. She is currently a 2021-2023 artist-in-residence at Silver Art Projects at the World Trade Center in New York City. Her work has been written about in publications including The New York Times, Financial Times, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, Artnet News, The Art Newspaper, and Hyperallergic. Metaferia is an Assistant Professor at Brown University in the Visual Art department, and lives and works in New York City. Photo credit: Tommie Battle Artist https://www.helinametaferia.com/ NYTimes https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/24/arts/things-to-do-this-weekend.html Artsy Helina Metaferia Honors the Activist Legacies of Black Women across Collage and Performance | Artsy Artnet News https://news.artnet.com/art-world/how-do-you-judge-the-value-of-social-practice-art-artist-helina-metaferia-developed-metrics-to-determine-if-a-project-is-successful-2181336 Vanity Fair Leisure, Adornment, and Beauty Are Radical Acts in “Resting Our Eyes” | Vanity Fair The Cut ‘Resting Our Eyes': 10 Black Artists at ICA San Francisco (thecut.com) Chicago Tribune 4 female artists mount a Chicago exhibit on climate issues: ‘Activism work is care work' – Chicago Tribune Sugarcane Magazine Ritual and Remembrance in Sharjah Biennial 15 - Sugarcane Magazine ™| Black Art Magazine Interior Design Magazine Artist Helina Metaferia Celebrates Black Women Activists in Two Solo Shows - Interior Design The Art Newspaper https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2021/06/16/black-artists-and-performers-take-over-fort-greene-park-for-juneteenth-jubilee Financial Times ( First) https://www.ft.com/content/9b75fdcd-9f1a-4c3f-ae70-b1140fc9cdad Financial Times (Second) https://www.ft.com/content/e8030f71-2925-4fbb-8e0a-96d6ce1cf774 Contemporary And https://contemporaryand.com/magazines/helina-metaferia-weaving-and-resisting-in-more-than-a-few-ways/

Soull & Dynasty Ogun are identical twins who together are the forces behind their design and thought incubator, L'Enchanteur, which they founded in 2017. L'Enchanteur is a multifaceted design house, creating unique and ethereal fine jewelry, accessories, and garments which draw from esoterica and alchemical symbolism, the mystical practices of their Nigerian and Dominican ancestors, and their own inventive style and magical intentions. Both Soull and Dynasty are autodidactic artisans in their respective fields with Soull focusing within the metal work, jewelry realm, and Dynasty focusing within the realm of textiles, fibers, accessories, and garments. Together, they create adornment with seeks bring empowerment, inspiration, and healing to the world via their shared vision of spiritual transformation through craft. Their pieces have been worn by such powerhouses as Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Erykah Badu, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Michelle Obama, and many, many others at events, in editorial spreads, and in music videos including Beyoncé's film Black is King. The Ogun twins also been embraced by the fine art world with their work being shown in galleries and other art spaces beyond the fashion industry. They've gone on to win countless fans, critical acclaim, and awards, including The Fashion Trust US Jewelry Design Award of 2023.On this episode, Dynasty and Soull discuss the alchemical power of adornment, the magic of twins, and the ancestral influences on their enchanting line.Pam also talks about spellbinding jewelry, and answers a listener question about ambidextrous divination.Our sponsors for this episode are The Ritual Tarot, Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab, Mithras Candle, BetterHelp, The Love Witch and Sphere + SundryWe also have brand new print-on-demand merch like Witch Wave shirts, sweatshirts, totes, stickers, and mugs available now here.And if you want more Witch Wave, please consider supporting us on Patreon to get access to bonus Witch Wave Plus episodes, Pam's monthly online rituals, and more! That's patreon.com/witchwave

In this episode, we sit with the brilliant Anisha, a curator, artist and jewellery designer. Not only does she design beautifully intricate and unique desi jewellery pieces, she also opens up a space for learning and storytelling around ancient forgotten heirlooms and educates us on their deep-rooted colonial past. Anisha's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anishaparmarlondon/

In this episode .we go over some of the most important adornments to look out for

Issue 24: December 2023 Anastasia Pilepchuk is a Berlin-based artist with Buryat roots. She creates many beautiful things, but it is her masks, or rather, facial adornments that have garnered the intrigue and appreciation from many, the world over. Julia Joubert speaks with Anastasia to find out more about her beaded, spiked, mirrored and laced creations, as the artist shares how her ancestry, life and love of nature birthed the works we see today. Our theme music is from Lucas Carey, with audio from Epidemic Sound. Cover art by Sian Amber Fletcher. This episode is brought to you by Bear Radio. If you're a producer based in Europe and have an idea for an URSA story, we'd love to hear from you! We're always accepting new pitches.Support for this podcast comes from our Patreon - if you like URSA and all the incredible stories that come with it - then please consider supporting us at patreon.com/ursapodcast. The price you'd spend on a coffee would go to supporting us and our contributors each month.

Where is our true home? Is it a particular place with particular people within a particular culture? What if we had to leave our “home”? Or lost the people we held most dear? Or grew up in a culture vastly different to that of our parents’? In this deeply moving talk, Sister Dinh Nghiem (“Adornment with Concentration”) shares her experience as a child of a refugee family, the death of her father, finding Thay as her teacher and touching peace in the practice of dwelling truly in the present moment. The talk was given as part of a themed retreat for young people of Asian heritage who were born or grew up in the west. __________________________________________________________________ this talk was recorded in Lower Hamlet, Plum Village France on 4th June 2023.

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3 Ways Women Influence Church Services--1. The Proper Dress, v. 9a-2. The Pretentious Distraction, v. 9b-3. The Proclaimed Demeanor, v. 10

3 Ways Women Influence Church Services1. The Proper Dress, v. 9a2. The Pretentious Distraction, v. 9b3. The Proclaimed Demeanor, v. 10

Eureka the Pentecostal Church - Thursday Service 09/14/2023 "A Biblical View Of Adornment"Pastor Jonathan McDonaldConnect with us!Instagram: instagram.com/eurekachurchFacebook: Eureka The Pentecostal ChurchYoutube: youtube.com/c/EurekaThePentecostalChurchWebsite: eureka.churchListen/Download this sermon on Spotify or Apple Podcast - Eureka the Pentecostal Church

The I Book of Timothy Chapter 2 Verses 1-15: Prayers For All Men Women's Adornment and Behaviour Artist: Nujabes Song Title: Peaceland LINKTREE: https://linktr.ee/TheSpeakUNEazy Ways to support this Ministry: - Prayers, Like, Share, Subscribe, and/or Reposts to get The Word Out. ** Merch Store: https://my-store-11549763.creator-spring.com New Shirts & Drinkware use discount coupon "7THDAY" for 20% off!!!** - Paypal: http://paypal.me/TheSpeakUNEazyLLC - Ca$HApp: http://cash.app/$TheSpeakUNEazy --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thespeakuneazy/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thespeakuneazy/support

What does it mean to make our sermons pleasing and moving? Should we do that in the first place? If so, why? Robert Kinney joins Dave and Jeremy as they wrestle with some of the artistic elements of persuasion.

What you'll learn in this episode: Why Charon cares more about quality of content than whether something is defined as art, jewelry or craft Why social pressures can make it difficult for people, especially men, to wear art jewelry, and how education can change that Why so many people choose to spend money on traditional jewelry, even if they are intrigued by an art jewelry piece Why Charon believes every artist has a uniqueness that can be developed How the relationship between artist and gallery is changing About Charon Kransen Charon Kransen established Charon Kransen Arts in New York City in 1993, in order to promote exciting jewelry from around the world in North America. The work is presented annually at various American art fairs, such as SOFA New York, SOFA Chicago, SOFA Santa Fe and Art Palm Beach and the Int. Art and Design Fair in New York and at select galleries specializing in contemporary crafts and design. As a private dealer, Charon Kransen Arts welcomes individuals, collectors and museums to the Upper West Side of Manhattan. The collection consists of jewelry, hollowware and accessories by both renowned and emerging artists, whose work may be found in museum and private collections around the world. The focus is on the artists' personal vision and on an innovative approach, characterized by the use of a wide spectrum of materials from paper to precious. The educational branch of Charon Kransen Arts includes lectures and seminars throughout the USA, Europe, Australia and South America and the distribution of books and exhibition catalogs on all aspects of jewelry, metal and design Additional Resources: Website: www.charonkransenarts.com Photos Available on TheJeweleryJourney.com Transcript: It takes a certain type of person to appreciate art jewelry, and it's even rarer for someone to wear it unabashedly. Charon Kransen proudly considers himself the latter. As the founder of Charon Kransen Arts, he is a gallerist and educator who hopes that more people embrace and express their differences through jewelry. He joined the Jewelry Journey Podcast to talk about the challenges that galleries are facing today; why people wrongly assume that traditional jewelry is a better investment; and how education can help people find the confidence to wear art jewelry. Read the episode transcript here. Sharon: Hello, everyone. Welcome to The Jewelry Journey Podcast. This is the first part of a two-part episode. Please make sure you subscribe so you can hear part two as soon as it's released later this week. My guest today is Charon Kransen. Even if you think you don't know him, you've probably already bumped into him. He was familiar to me years before I met him. I asked a lot of people, “Do you know Charon?” and they would show me what they had bought from him. He's truly a man of the art jewelry world. He studied in several countries and speaks several languages, and he teaches and lectures about art jewelry globally. There are few book fairs where he is not present with his books and jewelry. He talks to those making art jewelry everywhere. If you're on his mailing list, he keeps well-apprised of the new things coming out. He was one of the first guests we had on the podcast. We called that episode “Having the Confidence to Create and Wear Contemporary Jewelry.” I read that title and thought, “That says a lot.” I'm looking forward to hearing about the ups and downs of the intervening years. I know some of them have been very, very hard and some of them have been O.K. Charon, thank you for coming back for round two of the podcast. Charon: Glad to be here. Sharon: First, is there a difference between art jewelry and contemporary jewelry in your mind? Charon: I've always tried to avoid the term art jewelry. It's a very strange term. When you talk about contemporary jewelry, the definitions that people understand are so varied. People call modern jewelry contemporary jewelry or studio jewelry. As a matter of fact, I'm not really interested in what to call it. It feels like a very contrived term. Two weeks ago or so, I was invited to the preview and award ceremony of the Loewe Craft Competition, which showed the work of 30 finalists. Three of the artists I represent were included in that show. Anyway, the big winner was Eriko Inazaki from Japan. She was Japanese, totally overwhelmed when that was announced, and with the help of a translator, she had to improvise and say something. You can Google the winner. It is just an incredible piece. It's a porcelain object. But the way she talked about it was, “I don't really care how you call it, whether it's art or whether it's craft,” and I totally related to it. For many years, when people asked me those kinds of questions, like, “What is it, craft or art?” I don't think that way. All I can say is all these people have graduated from an art academy somewhere in the world. They're trained as artists, and the best way to describe how art jewelry is different from commercial jewelry, estate jewelry, fashion jewelry, you name it, is these are artists who have chosen the medium of jewelry to express what any artist wants to express in his or her medium. So, when I think about the word “art jewelry,” it is about something. It is content based. There is a story to it. I'm not talking about a literal story, but it has something to do with—I'm using my own invented words or description when I talk about art jewelry. There is something about the quality of content and learning to see that. In the 54 years I've been in this field, I've obviously seen a lot of jewelry. There is room for every option in the jewelry field, but the more I see—and there's a lot that I see—I'm just not interested. What I'm more and more interested in is, “I don't know what I'm looking at, but there is a quality of content.” It's mysterious. It's not literal, and it brings up a lot of questions. It's not about elegance, necessarily; it's not about beauty; it's maybe about a different definition of beauty, but it's very content based. You know what I'm saying? You walk past things that are beautifully made, but what is it about, and what do I get to receive from the artist's mind? Sharon: Would you say that is what attracts you to art jewelry? You're saying, “What do I see? What do I understand from the piece? I don't know what the piece is.” Charon: I would say that is what touches me. Of course, one can be touched in many different ways. When you go to the Hermitage in St. Petersburg and go to the treasure room, you see the most incredible jewelry and objects made with craftsmanship that is just amazing. I can appreciate it for that reason, but does it touch me personally? No, not really. At this point of life, all that matters to me is that I want to be engaged with it; I want it to bring up questions. That's where I am right now. Sharon: That's interesting. As you were talking, I thought that while contemporary jewelry is fashion, it's commercial, it's not the kind of thing that would attract you, I would guess. I think all of that is pretty or I might want it, but I do have questions. What does it mean, what did the artist want to say, that sort of thing. Charon: Right. What does it do to me? What does it trigger in me, and which part of whoever I am does it resonate with? I want that connection. Sharon: Do you think that's how you grow the field? By educating people, the makers and the buyers, that there is a connection? Charon: After I graduated in 1975 in Germany, I went back to Holland. This was a time where things were just starting to happen in terms of a different kind of jewelry we didn't have a name for. I'm talking about the environment. There were no galleries; there were no museums that collected jewelry; there were hardly any publications. There was nothing, really. So, you can then say, “Well, if we want to make a living at some point, we need to educate the public. We can't just put it out and say, ‘O.K., you people have to understand it and appreciate it and put money towards it.' No, this is all about education.” I'm probably more of an educator than anything else because the things I do constantly require education, because we're talking about work that is more or less foreign to most people. Most people want and wear what already exists, right? Sharon: Right. Charon: That is their comfort level; that's their comfort zone. Who am I to say that's wrong? No, it's not wrong. But in order to find the connection to this different kind of work, let's call it, it requires education and, I would almost say, emotional and psychological education. Am I going to wear something so people will look at me like, “Where are you from? What planet are you from?” because they have no reference whatsoever? Am I able to withstand that? Am I able to ignore that and say, “Hey, this is what I want to wear”? It involves a lot of things that certainly have an emotional and psychological component. Do I have enough courage? Do I need to be seen? No, I don't need to be seen, but this expresses something in a nonverbal way about who I am, and thank God there is this. Do you know what I mean? Sharon: Yes. Charon: It's essential. It still is in many ways because we're a relatively small field compared to the global, bigger jewelry fields. That's just the reality of this separate option in the bigger jewelry field. It's complicated. It's challenging. I've always known that. This is not going to be a big market. If you compare it with the market for estate jewelry, for high-end jewelry, for commercial jewelry, it's tiny. Sharon: Why did you choose it? The things I've seen you wear are different. Is it because they are expressing who you are? I've mainly seen you wear brooches at fairs and things. Charon: It expresses who I am. It expresses my mood, and that can change from one day to the other, obviously. It can feel like protection. That's how I wear jewelry. Of course, sitting here, I'm not wearing jewelry. I'm not always wearing jewelry by any means, but yes, it does speak a language I use because I want the world to know this part of me. Sharon: Do people come up to you—women especially—and say, “Gee, I wish my husband had the courage to wear a brooch or something besides cufflinks. Do you think my husband could do that?” Charon: That's an interesting question. It's not just women who talk about their husbands. It's also women who say, “You can wear it because—” fill in the blank. “You're tall. You have a long neck. You have the right personality,” etc. It's always something in comparison. When I hear something like this, I always think this is just a way to say, “I'm not really interested.” Fine, but to always put it on the other, like, “You can do it. You can wear it. You can get away with it. You, you, you, not me.” Well, why not me? Why not? And that, of course, brings up a lot of questions. I don't have issues wearing jewelry; I don't care what people say, but we live in a pretty traditional society. I have certain couple clients where the husband has slowly ventured out to wearing small lapel pins, and he's becoming a little more courageous under the constant education of the wife. But let's face it: most men do not wear it. They're afraid of color. They won't wear anything that draws attention, because God forbid what that would do. That would open up a discussion that a lot of people just don't want to have. Sharon: What do you think the difference is? Karen Rotenberg from Gallery Loupe talks about how women come in and say, “Oh, I could never wear that,” and then they leave wearing something that's contemporary or really out there or something they thought they couldn't wear. Why does that happen? Charon: In the past few months, I've had some rotator cuff problems. I'm going to PT two to three times a week, and there are two physical therapists, both men, and me being me, I comment on the fact that the colors they are wearing are so boring. It's almost as if I'm back in the 50s in Holland, in a Calvinist country where we wouldn't see colors. It was gray, beige, dark blue, black, basically. My apartment is full of color. I wear a lot of color. So, we talk about it sort of jokingly, and it's like, “Oh no, you can't do that. That is not very manly to wear color.” I've been going there now for a few months. Last week—and I kind of tease them also—one of them said, “You know what? I bought four very colored T-shirts.” That is education, but in a light way. I think there are all kinds of traditional attitudes attached to it. God knows what they are. “Men don't wear color.” Well, look in nature. I lived for a year in Lapland. If you see how the men dress in Lapland, their whole chest is full of jewelry. There are so many different cultures where men wear jewelry. Look in nature. So, what have we done to the man? Sharon: That's a good point. Most physical therapists who are male wear dark colors, whereas the women might wear peach scrubs or something like that. Charon: Why is that? Is it that you're afraid to show who you are? What is that all about? Sharon: That's a good question. People think that's male. Charon: Right. Adornment belongs to women, or whatever is in your mind. I think all these people miss out on a lot of pleasure, a lot of leaving your comfort zone. Yeah, it might be a little scary, but in the end, it's great, especially when you hear comments from people. A lot of it is fear-based, I think. What will other people think? Sharon: You must get a lot of comments on a piece of jewelry, a brooch or something. It opens the door. Charon: It does. At the opening of the Loewe preview, I wore a big brooch and saw people looking. There were very few people who actually commented on it. I think it was just too awkward for most people. Can you believe it in the New York crowd? I think it brings up a certain confusion. They see a man wearing something very colorful, a brooch or whatever. Maybe that's the confusion. They don't know how to approach it. They don't know how to respond to it, instead of saying, “Wow, that looks great. I don't know what I'm looking at, but it looks great, and it has great energy.” You know what I mean? Sharon: Yes. Like you said in the title of the last time you were on, you have to have confidence to create it and to wear this kind of jewelry. You have to be confident in yourself. There must be a piece of yourself that's confident about it. Charon: It doesn't just apply to jewelry. It applies to anything in life. How do you want to be in life? Who do you want to be? How do you want to dress? How do you want to develop friendships? It's anything. There's a lot of talk about how we can develop younger collectors. I'm generalizing of course, but the problem with younger collectors is that they haven't really grown into their own. There are a lot of things that will guide them towards Cartier or Tiffany because that's recognizable, and that tells the viewer, “I belong to a certain status; I wear Tiffany or I drive a Mercedes.” I think it comes with age that at a certain point, you look back and say, “Now, who's going to determine what I do, what I say, what I wear, what I eat? Is there somebody like me who says, ‘It makes me feel a certain way, and that is why I'm doing it this way. That's why I'm wearing it'?” There are so many phases in life where you're preoccupied with all these questions. You look at adolescents and teenagers, and thank God I'm not in that phase anymore, because it's so much about blending in and being like the group. You're talking to somebody who has, in many ways, always has been an outsider, so maybe you need to embrace that in yourself, whatever way you are different than other people. Sharon: That's interesting. I've never heard anybody talk about the issues of having collectors be younger or nurturing them. I've never heard anybody explain it that way, in that you have to grow into it in a sense. Charon: Right, it's being different or an outsider. Maybe this is way too philosophical, but I think we spend a lot of time coming to terms with that and viewing it as, “What's wrong with me?” versus saying, “I embrace the difference in me. I embrace it. I don't judge it. It's not a negative thing. On the contrary, it's inspiring, and this is how I want to live.” I think time and experience help you get to that point, and then you can start living your life and wear whatever you want. In Western Europe, we call it Calvinism. In Scandinavia, you call it Janteloven, but it all comes down to, “Don't think you're anybody special. Try to blend in as much as possible. Don't draw attention to yourself.” Well, if you want to live that way, be my guest. Sharon: That's not my image of New York, blending in, but I suppose. We will have photos posted on the website. Please head to The JewelryJourney.com to check them out.

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Elaborating the history, variety, pervasiveness, and function of the adornments and ornaments with which we beautify ourselves, Stephen Davies's Adornment: What Self-Decoration Tells Us About Who We Are (Bloomsbury, 2020) takes in human prehistory, ancient civilizations, hunter-foragers, and present-day industrial societies to tell a captivating story of hair, skin, and make-up practices across times and cultures. From the decline of the hat, the function of jewelry and popularity of tattooing to the wealth of grave goods found in the Upper Paleolithic burials and body painting of the Nuba, we see that there is no one who does not adorn themselves, their possessions, or their environment. But what messages do these adornments send? Drawing on aesthetics, evolutionary history, archaeology, ethology, anthropology, psychology, cultural history, and gender studies, Stephen Davies brings together African, Australian and North and South American indigenous cultures and unites them around the theme of adornment. He shows us that adorning is one of the few social behaviors that is close to being genuinely universal, more typical and extensive than the high-minded activities we prefer to think of as marking our species - religion, morality, and art. Each chapter shows how modes of decoration send vitally important signals about what we care about, our affiliations and backgrounds, our social status and values. In short, by using the theme of bodily adornment to unify a very diverse set of human practices, this book tells us about who we are. Stephen John Davies is Emeritus Professor of philosophy at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He mainly writes on aesthetics, evolution, and particularly the philosophy of art. Morteza Hajizadeh is a Ph.D. graduate in English from the University of Auckland in New Zealand. His research interests are Cultural Studies; Critical Theory; Environmental History; Medieval (Intellectual) History; Gothic Studies; 18th and 19th Century British Literature. YouTube channel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Elaborating the history, variety, pervasiveness, and function of the adornments and ornaments with which we beautify ourselves, Stephen Davies's Adornment: What Self-Decoration Tells Us About Who We Are (Bloomsbury, 2020) takes in human prehistory, ancient civilizations, hunter-foragers, and present-day industrial societies to tell a captivating story of hair, skin, and make-up practices across times and cultures. From the decline of the hat, the function of jewelry and popularity of tattooing to the wealth of grave goods found in the Upper Paleolithic burials and body painting of the Nuba, we see that there is no one who does not adorn themselves, their possessions, or their environment. But what messages do these adornments send? Drawing on aesthetics, evolutionary history, archaeology, ethology, anthropology, psychology, cultural history, and gender studies, Stephen Davies brings together African, Australian and North and South American indigenous cultures and unites them around the theme of adornment. He shows us that adorning is one of the few social behaviors that is close to being genuinely universal, more typical and extensive than the high-minded activities we prefer to think of as marking our species - religion, morality, and art. Each chapter shows how modes of decoration send vitally important signals about what we care about, our affiliations and backgrounds, our social status and values. In short, by using the theme of bodily adornment to unify a very diverse set of human practices, this book tells us about who we are. Stephen John Davies is Emeritus Professor of philosophy at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He mainly writes on aesthetics, evolution, and particularly the philosophy of art. Morteza Hajizadeh is a Ph.D. graduate in English from the University of Auckland in New Zealand. His research interests are Cultural Studies; Critical Theory; Environmental History; Medieval (Intellectual) History; Gothic Studies; 18th and 19th Century British Literature. YouTube channel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/gender-studies

Elaborating the history, variety, pervasiveness, and function of the adornments and ornaments with which we beautify ourselves, Stephen Davies's Adornment: What Self-Decoration Tells Us About Who We Are (Bloomsbury, 2020) takes in human prehistory, ancient civilizations, hunter-foragers, and present-day industrial societies to tell a captivating story of hair, skin, and make-up practices across times and cultures. From the decline of the hat, the function of jewelry and popularity of tattooing to the wealth of grave goods found in the Upper Paleolithic burials and body painting of the Nuba, we see that there is no one who does not adorn themselves, their possessions, or their environment. But what messages do these adornments send? Drawing on aesthetics, evolutionary history, archaeology, ethology, anthropology, psychology, cultural history, and gender studies, Stephen Davies brings together African, Australian and North and South American indigenous cultures and unites them around the theme of adornment. He shows us that adorning is one of the few social behaviors that is close to being genuinely universal, more typical and extensive than the high-minded activities we prefer to think of as marking our species - religion, morality, and art. Each chapter shows how modes of decoration send vitally important signals about what we care about, our affiliations and backgrounds, our social status and values. In short, by using the theme of bodily adornment to unify a very diverse set of human practices, this book tells us about who we are. Stephen John Davies is Emeritus Professor of philosophy at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He mainly writes on aesthetics, evolution, and particularly the philosophy of art. Morteza Hajizadeh is a Ph.D. graduate in English from the University of Auckland in New Zealand. His research interests are Cultural Studies; Critical Theory; Environmental History; Medieval (Intellectual) History; Gothic Studies; 18th and 19th Century British Literature. YouTube channel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/anthropology

Some creatives are truly in a league of their own and this guest has always stood out as someone pushing aesthetic boundaries all while being incredibly thoughtful. Artist, singer, designer, muse, creative director, and Tumblr icon KESH has never been too interested in adhering to the typical standards of beauty. She effortlessly rocks red eyeliner and gemstones on her nose, treating her face as a canvas for true self-expression. This level of “divine creativity” as KESH puts it, is what made me - along with so many others - fall in love with her. From spray painting the back of her classmates' uniforms in Croydon, to collaborating with American Apparel, to creative directing a Good American shoot with TLC, tune in as we discuss KESH's creative journey, inspirations, use of beauty as a form of armor and so much more. Enjoy! Links to Products/Resources Mentioned: Simi Haze Eye Gems, Lady Vengeance (2005), TLC for Good American (directed by KESH) Join the Naked Beauty Community on IG: @nakedbeautyplanet Check out nakedbeautypodcast.com for all previous episodes & search episodes by topicRate, Subscribe & Review the Podcast on Apple Thanks for all the love and support. Tag me while you're listening @nakedbeautyplanet & as always love to hear your thoughts :) Stay in touch with me: @brookedevardFollow KESH: @kesh Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Some creatives are truly in a league of their own and this guest has always stood out as someone pushing aesthetic boundaries all while being incredibly thoughtful. Artist, singer, designer, muse, creative director, and Tumblr icon KESH has never been too interested in adhering to the typical standards of beauty. She effortlessly rocks red eyeliner and gemstones on her nose, treating her face as a canvas for true self-expression. This level of “divine creativity” as KESH puts it, is what made me - along with so many others - fall in love with her. From spray painting the back of her classmates' uniforms in Croydon, to collaborating with American Apparel, to creative directing a Good American shoot with TLC, tune in as we discuss KESH's creative journey, inspirations, use of beauty as a form of armor and so much more. Enjoy! Links to Products/Resources Mentioned: Simi Haze Eye Gems, Lady Vengeance (2005), TLC for Good American (directed by KESH) Join the Naked Beauty Community on IG: @nakedbeautyplanet Check out nakedbeautypodcast.com for all previous episodes & search episodes by topicRate, Subscribe & Review the Podcast on Apple Thanks for all the love and support. Tag me while you're listening @nakedbeautyplanet & as always love to hear your thoughts :) Stay in touch with me: @brookedevardFollow KESH: @kesh Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Janan has been a teacher for nine years, both in the classroom and in the online setting. Middle school is her "jam" and her favorite subjects to teach are history, culture classes, and writing. She is a Canadian-American that loves a good cup of coffee, dark chocolate, decor, exercise, traveling, capsule closets, and thrifting. She grew up in North Pole, Alaska (yes, it's real, and yes, “Santa” lives there) and then went to Florida for her teaching degree at Hobe Sound Bible College. Afterward, she earned an MA of Education at Trevecca Nazarene University in curriculum, assessment, and instruction. She's enjoyed different ministry roles throughout my life. These include Vacation Bible schools in Alaskan villages, working with kids throughout college, being a Christian school teacher and a pastor's wife, leading women's Bible studies, leading worship, welcoming many into our home…and co-hosting The Story of God Podcast for TMC! Episode Talking Points Closet makeovers Conservative upbringing Rethinking the way she thought about modesty and adornment Changing with grace How men and women talk about each other Resources Janan's YouTube Channel Janan's Instagram janan@themondaychristian.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-monday-christian/support

If you appreciate this work, consider supporting it - https://www.patreon.com/seekgodtogether Today we will read Proverbs 3:19-22. It says, “The Lord founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding. By His knowledge the watery depths broke open, and the clouds dripped with dew. Maintain your competence and discretion. My son, don't lose sight of them. They will be life for you and adornment for your neck. It would be easy in a spiritual practice or worship to ignore the physical and focus only on the spiritual. But in God's way of doing things, there is no separation. It's simply Who He is and what He does. And while we are so accustomed to the physical reality and often ignore the spiritual, true worship is actually harmonizing both. Proverbs is entirely practical. Yes, God is interested in how you do the work you do. How does God work? Yes God works. And He does it well. Everything He does is done with wisdom, knowledge, and understanding. So what is wisdom? Scripture spends more time describing it than defining it. Ultimately God is the definition. So how about we just say that wisdom is the skill that God has within Himself to do things well. This is why the universe just works. It's why it's so beautiful and wondrous. Because God is a genius and full of skillful wisdom.  And then the passage quickly pivots to you. The writer tells you to “Maintain your competence.” To keep it up and keep going. To see that your skill remains sharp. To use your abilities regularly. And why? Because they are “life” for you. Adornment for your neck. Why would God care about your work? Because you are an extension of Him. Work is good. Do you feel that way? What are you good at? You're good at something - maybe many things. You should use it AND maintain. God does things - you should do things. And it will be a kind of glory for you.  God cares how you spend your day. Don't waste it frivolously or sit on your hands. Use the skill you have to build on the beautiful world He has made. You never know what will come of it. “God You are a genius - a wonderful creative! Everything You do is done well. I want to join You. Breathe fresh energy into my work and bless it in amazing ways!”

Paul's point is not that women should be indifferent to their hair. That would contradict what he had just said about careful preparation to put oneself in order. Paul's intent is not to forbid certain kinds of hairdos, as if some reflected a more worshipful attitude than others. He is confronting any gaudy, ostentatious hairdo that would distract attention from the Lord and the purposes that are holy. Women in that culture often wove gold, pearls, or other jewelry through their hair to call attention to themselves and their wealth or beauty.

Human beings adorn. Scientists now say that the earliest adornments date back over 160,000 years. Why is adornment so universal? It is easy to see adornment as simply an indication of status, wealth, and identity. But adornment is also more than this. The word 'adorn' and 'ornament' relate directly to the word 'order,' to the pattern of the cosmos. And so to adorn has also been associated with aligning to a greater pattern, a pattern evident in the harmonic structures of nature and expressed in the aesthetics of culture and ritual. So in many traditions, to adorn is to directly enhance and pattern consciousness. To assume the boar-tooth mask or the macaw-feather crown is to bring consciousness into greater unification with the pattern of nature — to both heighten perception and to defend against unwanted forces. So adornment plays a key role in the shamanic navigation of the cosmos. In Tantric traditions, deep, loving, attention is paid to adornments. Hymns are sung to the goddess's adornments. The entire universe itself is seen as the adornment of the primal mother power, and practices of invocation and imaginal architecting deliberately adorn the consciousness of the practitioner. Such meticulous adornment has been foundational in many animist traditions. Yet in a world of decontextualized spirituality, the architecting and adorning of consciousness through ritual patterning is often discarded in favor of spiritualities that put all the emphasis on ridding the mind of constructs rather than deliberately patterning it.  Perhaps in a post-modern, post-structuralist world, modern minds need deliberate patterning. Like the Sumerian goddess Innana, we need to adorn... for survival. Featuring music from Sidibe, harpist Andy Aquarius, and Nivedita Gunturi and drawing on the work of Tantric scholar Sthaneswar Timalsina, this episode is a patterned journey through that which shines, shimmers, jingles, defends, and aligns... listen on a good sound system, at a time when you can devote your full attention. Support the show

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