The House of the Heart

There are two kinds of intelligence.

One is like that acquired by a child at school,

from books and teachers, new ideas and memorization.

Your intelligence may become superior to others,

but retaining all that knowledge is a heavy load.

You who are occupied in searching for knowledge

are a preserving tablet,

but the preserved tablet is the one who has gone beyond all this.

For the other kind of intelligence is the gift of God:

its fountain is in the midst of the soul.

When the water of God-given knowledge gushes from the breast, 

it doesn’t become fetid or impure. 

And if its way to the outside is blocked, what harm is there? 

For it gushes continually from the house of the heart. 

The acquired intelligence is like the conduits 

which run into the house from the streets: 

If those pipes become blocked, the house is bereft of water. 

Seek the fountain from within yourself. 

[IV, 1960-68] Poems by Rumi 

Hand soldered wearable altar and shrine

The House of the Heart

Patina'ed to look old and worn

Vintage french holy card

Hand cast sterling silver sacred heart and hand charms

vintage connector of Our Lady of Lourdes

sterling silver dangle engraved with

artist's signature 

Aurora borealis crystals

rhinestones

vintage chain

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The love of the White Queen

These are such beautiful images that I found

on Paper Whimsy.

I have used these queens for various

shadow boxes and other pieces.

Now they are shining in these hand soldered

pendants and I just love them!

For the White Queen I used a number

of old pieces that I collected through the

years

Such an unusual collection of crystals

and matte glass

They almost have a retro feel to them

And I love this crystal studded piece that

the pendant hangs from

I took another old piece apart

and could repeat these rounds

in a few places

The colour in the enamelled flowers match the pink

in her cheeks and in the dangle that hangs below.

She reminds me of the White Queen.

blessings

Hettienne

Romance at the court of the Red Queen

Vintage findings,

red hearts,

romantic pearls

enameled flowers 

glittering with crystal

stacked mother of pearl beads

mixed with antiqued rondelles

pink freshwater pearls

a red garnet glistening above

the crowned head

The Red Queen

handmade soldered pendant

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