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Skulls as impermanence & the limits of human knowledge

7/29/2013

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The skulls in the Grizzly Love Jewelry Collection are modeled after the Tibetan prayer beads used in a form of a Buddhist mala. They originated as a tool for contemplating the meaning of life and death during meditation. 

Skulls a traditional represention of death in Tibet, were incorperated by Buddhists into malas to represent the impermanence of life and the limits of human knowledge, beckoning for reflection upon the inevitability of death and the necessity of embracing lives filled with compassion. All sounds good to me!

Traditionally these beads are carved from yak bone to re-emphasize the skull's symbolism. It is also said to honor the beasts of burden that serve mankind and to inspire devotees to likewise serve their fellowmen. That said - I try to remember that I can't serve anyone else unless I am serving myself. Selfish as it may sound many a story will reiterate the same. 
Picture of grizzly love skull jewelry modeled after tibetan prayer beads.
“Nothing endures but change.” 
― Heraclitus
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What is handcrafted Americana jewelry?

6/7/2013

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hand·craft  
to make (something) by manual skill.

A·mer·i·ca·na  [uh-mer-i-kan-uh]  
books, papers, maps, etc., relating to America, especially to its history, culture, and geography

           Grizzly Love, made in - of - by America

All Grizzly Love pieces are created by hand-held mini torches, files, brushes & other  tools, processes include; hand moulding, lost wax casting, & hand shaping.


All Grizzly Love pieces are inspired and designed with the influence of an Alaskan American cultural legacy of jewelry design. The mountain ranges and profiles are drawn directly from the geography and landscape of America.


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A legacy of Jewelry Design

2/24/2013

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For generations, this remarkable family has set the standard for quality and luxury in gold jewelry. Now, as Blair Brown presents her new collection, Blair Lauren Brown, she continues the Alaskan legacy her great grandfather began over a century ago. It was the Alaskan gold rush of 1898 that inspired James Victor Brown Senior to open J. Vic Brown and Sons. The store made certain to preserve the authenticity and purity of the gold they sold, using raw and untouched nuggets to honor the raw and untouched Alaskan land from which they were taken. In doing so, J. Vic Brown and Sons played an integral role in defining what is now considered a uniquely Alaskan style of jewelry. 
James Victor Brown's son, James “Bud” Victor Brown Junior, followed in his father's footsteps, opening an even larger J. Vic Brown and Sons store in downtown Anchorage. By insisting on the fine quality of design, manufacturing, and retail of the gold nugget jewelry he sold, Bud elevated J. Vic Brown and Sons into a thriving business, which he later sold to the upscale Fine Jewelers Guild division of the Zales Corporation in the 1960’s. For the rest of his career, James Victor Brown Junior maintained a hand in the manufacturing of gold nugget jewelry for numerous distributors, one of which was later managed by his only son, James “J.V.” Victor Brown III. 

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