Head in the Clouds, feet in the wildflowers...

I missed May! For good reason. A proud Gemini, I recently turned 50 and wanted to celebrate making it 50 years on this planet!

I think as we get older, we realize being comfortable in our own skin is everything. More important than what others see, how do we feel, how do we want to feel? For years, I beat myself up for my Gemini traits, feeling fickle, never sitting still, etc. But now, I accept that I am a true creative, and the mix of creative plus Gemini = endless ideas and someone who doesn't like to stop. 

I often describe myself as someone who has her head in the clouds, while at the same time running through the fields of wildflowers, throwing my hands in the air, spinning in circles, as I literally soak up life. 

I hope as I care less, it makes me a better artist, not clouded by what I think others want, but what kind of jewelry I want to create to make the world not a boring, but, a better place. 

In 2015, I did my first trade show. I had been in the business for a decade at that point, and felt it was my coming out party.. I won a Mort Abelson award which was a tremendous honor. 

Years later, I ask myself, did I deserve it? For a while I felt as though I had let people down, not becoming a power house jewelry company in stores all over the country. I felt it had been wasted on me. 

But going back to my first point, after two decades of Unhada,  I realized I wanted Unhada to retain that special, well kept secret quality it has come to possess. I wanted it to be treasured because it wasn't trendy, or something that everyone else wanted or had, I wanted it to retain that wearable magic feeling.  Meant for those seeking magic, and brave enough to be someone authentically doing so. 

I will never be in 50 stores as I pass 50. But I am proud of what I have built in my lifetime, and grateful to offer jewelry that is unique and gives others a sense of inner power. My pieces are meant to both remind and to prove to others, that magic does indeed exist. Sometimes we just have to quiet all the noise around us, and look within in to find it. 

'To lead an orchestra, you must turn your back on the crowd'

 

xx

Jocelyn

PS: If there are typos, you can thank, me the human for creating them... as I am trying to turn my back on AI. 

Below: Unhada's award winning Dynasty Collection, which is still in production today.