#thepathofuncertainty

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I made this piece for a cosplay of Hades from Lore Olympus!

Silver, Lapis Lazuli, Pyrite, Garnet, and Lava.

#the story so far.. #OurLady’s Hobbies #OurLady's Jewelry #black artist #trans artist #jewelry making #gemstone beading #beading #the path of uncertainty #thepathofuncertainty #hades #lore Olympus #lapis #lapis lazuli #silver #pyrite #garnet #lava

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I made this piece based on @palelikeice a while back!

Rose Quartz, Garnet, Moonstone, and Gold!

#the story so far.. #OurLady’s Hobbies #OurLady's Jewelry #black artist #trans artist #jewelry making #gemstone beading #beading #the path of uncertainty #thepathofuncertainty #rose Quartz #moonstone #garnet #gold #quartz #palelikeice

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TW; Spider Pendant

TW; Spiders. Pagany stuff/stories incoming below the cut.

“If I become someone else after this, trust me, it wasn’t by accident.”

Concept/Initiation piece made based on the song Apotheosis by Kai Straw.

Gold, Glass, Garnet, Brass, Obsidian, Snowflake Obsidian, Pyrite, and Onyx.

Alright, story time!

So, was given an initiation ritual by Konpè Anansi to see if I was ready to begin studying(?) to become a Griot/Jeli/Storyteller (note later*) and that was. Exhausting. Basically, he had me memorize a story (in this case, a song) while crafting a piece of jewelry for him, while also folding the spiritual essence of the story into the song to prove I could work with Story Magic as well.

After finishing the piece, which took 2.5h, he had me recite it back to him without messing up (minus a couple flubs due to physical lisp with certain words) to finish the enchantment and Appraised it and the story to see how I did. I haven’t expended my energy over that long of a time while also doing a physical task without stopping before and BOY was that a time. It was so hard to make. That’s essentially 4 separate necklaces in one that I had to make while memorizing something AND keeping spellwork going.

Konpè Anansi told me to find out where to learn more about becoming a Jeli/Griot and to ask around about it, because it’s usually a hereditary role but all records of my family pre-great great grandmother were burned during the civil war, and all my living family is Very Christian. After he had me go through this test he told me “you have my blessing to seek instruction on this now” but I just.. don’t know where? And knowing Anansi it might just Happen but I still feel like I should ask around, but pandemic Extremely Complicates things.

#the story so far.. #OurLady’s Hobbies #OurLady's Jewelry #black artist #trans artist #jewelry making #gemstone beading #beading #the path of uncertainty #thepathofuncertainty #pagan #OurLady’s Narration #black pagan #witch #magic #tw; spider #Anansi #African deities #Black deities #griot #jeli #Djeli #Kai straw #apotheosis #energy work #enchanting #story magic #storytelling #storyweaving

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This is a Loki devotional piece I made for P2!

Dumortierite, pyrite, garnet, and labradorite!

#the story so far.. #OurLady’s Hobbies #OurLady's Jewelry #black artist #trans artist #jewelry making #gemstone beading #beading #the path of uncertainty #thepathofuncertainty #Loki #lokean #dumortierite #pyrite #garnet #Labradorite #pagan #Norse paganism

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A commission for a friend who’s an electrical engineer! A different friend of mine made the pendant for this.

Malachite, Brass, and Snowflake Obsidian.

#the story so far.. #OurLady’s Hobbies #OurLady's Jewelry #black artist #trans artist #jewelry making #gemstone beading #beading #the path of uncertainty #thepathofuncertainty #malachite #brass #obsidian #snowflake obsidian #circuit board #resin #upcycle #upcycling

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I tried to make my own pendants out of Bismuth once. It ain’t go super well. 😅

#the story so far.. #OurLady’s Hobbies #OurLady's Jewelry #black artist #trans artist #jewelry making #gemstone beading #beading #the path of uncertainty #thepathofuncertainty #bismuth #pendants #metalworking #I guess?

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Pagany shit incoming below.

Leather, Adventurine, Wood, and Brass. I bought this pendant, I didn’t make it.

Made this piece for Ancestor work! I had originally made it with a different pendant, but it wasn’t working as well as I hoped with the rest of the piece.

#the story so far.. #OurLady’s Hobbies #OurLady's Jewelry #black artist #trans artist #jewelry making #gemstone beading #beading #the path of uncertainty #thepathofuncertainty #pagan #ancestor work #black pagans #adventurine #wood #brass #leather #spiritwork #spirit work

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Y’all already seen the cosplay that goes with these - based off the cover art to Natti’s Still Motion album! Mainly influenced by the song Another Galaxy.

Gold, Lapis Lazuli, Onyx, and Blue Goldstone!

#the story so far.. #OurLady’s Hobbies #OurLady's Jewelry #black artist #trans artist #jewelry making #gemstone beading #beading #the path of uncertainty #thepathofuncertainty #natti #another galaxy #still motion #cunninlynguists #Kno #lapis lazuli #gold #goldstone #blue goldstone #onyx

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Commission for a friend!

Gold, Onyx, Amethyst, and Silver.

#the story so far.. #OurLady’s Hobbies #OurLady's Jewelry #black artist #trans artist #jewelry making #gemstone beading #beading #the path of uncertainty #thepathofuncertainty #gold #onyx #amethyst #silver

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A necklace set I made for p3 and I!

Pendant is vintage glass (backing is metallic paint afaik), rest is Onyx, Smokey Quartz, and Slowflake Obsidian.

#the story so far.. #OurLady’s Hobbies #OurLady's Jewelry #black artist #trans artist #jewelry making #gemstone beading #beading #the path of uncertainty #thepathofuncertainty #glass #vintage glass #onyx #smokey quartz #quartz #obsidian #snowflake obsidian

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Claustrophobia. For a while I was doing concept pieces based on various phobias, but I kinda got out of it as I started exploring other concepts for pieces.

This pendant was a BITCH to make.

Bone, onyx, wood, and snowflake obsidian.

#the story so far.. #OurLady’s Hobbies #OurLady's Jewelry #black artist #trans artist #jewelry making #gemstone beading #beading #the path of uncertainty #thepathofuncertainty #phobia #claustrophobia #bone #Wood #onyx #obsidian #snowflake obsidian

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I know I made this for someone, but I couldn’t tell you for who, or if it was a commission or a gift. 😅

Blue goldstone, gold, and gold-plated lava beads.

#the story so far.. #OurLady’s Hobbies #OurLady's Jewelry #black artist #trans artist #jewelry making #gemstone beading #beading #the path of uncertainty #thepathofuncertainty #lava #goldstone #blue goldstone #gold

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I made this piece specificly to have something to go with my Ace dress!

Abalone, Amethyst, Auralite, and onyx!

#the story so far.. #OurLady’s Hobbies #OurLady's Jewelry #black artist #trans artist #jewelry making #gemstone beading #beading #the path of uncertainty #thepathofuncertainty #abalone #auralite #amethyst #onyx

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“I’m a man, I’m a twisted fool; my hands are twisted too. Five fingers, two black hooves..”

I made this piece to go with my Bouffalant cosplay! So obviously it’s a concept piece based on Bouffalant from Pokémon, but was also inspired by the song Toes by Glass Animals ☺️

Bone, Wood, Gold, Brass, and Açaí!

#the story so far.. #OurLady’s Hobbies #OurLady's Jewelry #black artist #trans artist #jewelry making #gemstone beading #beading #the path of uncertainty #thepathofuncertainty #toes #glass animals #bone #Pokémon #bouffalant #Pokémon jewelry #wood #gold #brass #açaí

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A Mother’s Day gift I made!

Amethyst, pearl, silver, and porcelain.

#the story so far.. #OurLady’s Hobbies #OurLady's Jewelry #black artist #trans artist #jewelry making #gemstone beading #beading #the path of uncertainty #thepathofuncertainty #amethyst #pearl #silver #porcelain

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“Don’t know whether this is real or a dream, imagination playing tricks on me..”

Concept piece based on both Froslass from Pokémon and the song Murakami by Made In Heights!

Clear Quartz, Snow Chip Quartz, Sodalite, Auralite, Amethyst, Opalite, and Vintage Glass!

#the story so far.. #OurLady’s Hobbies #OurLady's Jewelry #black artist #trans artist #jewelry making #gemstone beading #beading #the path of uncertainty #thepathofuncertainty #murakami #made in heights #Pokémon #froslass #Pokémon jewelry #snow chip quartz #quartz #sodalite #auralite #amethyst #opalite #glass #vintage glass