Handmade Intentionally
Functionality and beauty are equally prioritized.
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Altar Metals invites you to get in touch with your heartfelt intentions, move from that centered source of strength, and infuse these ready vessels with that very magic, bringing them to life with your use. The designs here are kept simple, to compliment the intricacies of the world around them, and harmonize into your environment.
Hand made fine altar accoutrements to assist your devotional practices.
Studio practices are carefully considered for their impact on human and environmental health.
Think of the intricate beauty of a beloved tended trail in the woods with a well worn footpath, and a hand hewn creek crossing here and there, wild and varied herbaceous plants abundantly dotting the near views, and big old trees holding sacred space overhead… versus a pale concrete path making a wide arc through a public lawn, bright green non-native cultivars of grass mown short and sprayed with chemicals to keep any herbs out.
On instagram, dream analysis, and fireworks, and reclaiming our attention and rooting it firmly in the here and now where we can affect positive change in the world.
An altar is a system for spiritual work, consisting typically of a specialized table, shelf, or cabinet, upon which items are placed for their symbolism and metaphysical value depending on the beliefs of the altar maker.
I make jewelry and metal objects because I want these beautiful things in my life that I can’t seem to find or afford anywhere else, plus it fulfills a need for a life’s purpose, and ultimately, finishing a beautiful piece of jewelry is deeply satisfying.
