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“Suspension photo: Splendor in the grass festival, Australia, July 2011. Image by mel
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Hey guys! Just got this. Had a great time. Was nice meeting you guys and was good to see that Grandma is in a good place surrounded by good people!
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I recently had the chance to kick it with Jason from Gorilla Glass, Lucky Hell and Jussi Paradise in Oaxaca, the deep south of Mexico. Oaxaca is green and fresh at the moment. The rainy season is in full swing with late afternoon showers cooling the days off and leaving the old city fresh and vibrant.
This trip was a whirlwind of working on the Diablo Organics/Gorilla Glass collaboration, soaking in mineral baths, exploring ancient Zapotec ruins, throwing hooks for Lucky and Jussi’s side show performance, and sipping mescal into the wee hours of the morning. All this combined with the colors, smells and sights of Mexico have left me full of questions, answers and desires…..this crazy world.
Being able to lend a hand in the side show, watching Lucky and Jussi make the magic happen and watching Jason hustle behind the scenes gave this trip a sense of mission. Once again a reminder of how important it is to enjoy life and push it to the limits.
Thanks Jason, Lucky, and Jussi for the adventure….more crazy days to come!
Hope you enjoy the photos. As for the Diablo/Gorilla collaboration….stay tuned!
Jimmy Buddha
I couldn’t resist these beautiful Ametrine Crystals from Brazil. The problem was, How do I make them work? I wanted to put up a couple snapshots of the solution and end result.
When Adam from BodyMod.org approached me with the Human Bone Project, without hesitation I said “Yeah! Lets do this! It’s gonna stir up some shit!” And sure enough it did. I found myself fielding all sorts of questions and objections, but being from Texas, politically INCORRECT and RIGHT all the time we forged ahead. Switching gears I started to brainstorm design ideas and drew from influences of Tibetan culture and the Circle of Life and Death. I chose to use the skull bone (death) as a background to the Swastika (an ancient symbol for life). Human bone and the Swastika are taboo in western society. They are hidden away and buried. We are told to forget. We are not expected to confront death and our reality. In many older cultures and societies, death is viewed and accepted as part of the natural everyday world. Being in tune with the reality of the circle of Life and Death supplies us with fundamental knowledge. Knowledge that can be applied as life lessons to countless situations.
Throughout my years of traveling in the remote regions of the Himalayas, I got the chance to witness the use of human bone for ceremonial and decorative purposes. At first these experiences were shocking, but slowly I realized, viewed in the light and with no prejudice there should be no aversion to these practices. I am by no means implying that I am recreating these traditions, but I do believe there is a basic need for us to confront death and life as one. Whether this cycle is strictly run by our DNA and millions of years of evolution or guided by the Hand of God I cannot say, but I do believe our bleached out, watered down western world could use a little more Death……and therefore Life.
Wear some pre-history…
These are some amazing new works from one of our collaborators, silversmith Amy Flanders from the big Island of Hawaii. Bravo on these 3 pairs of megalodon teeth earrings. Megalodon fossils range from 1.5 to 28 million years old… looking at these is like looking into the mouth of a dinosaur Jaws… We’re already coveting them in the shop. See us in Vegas?
An Interesting fact: According to Renaissance accounts, gigantic, triangular fossil teeth often found embedded in rocky formations were once believed to be petrified tongues of dragons and snakes. This interpretation was corrected in 1667 by a Danish naturalist, Nicolaus Steno, who recognized them as ancient shark teeth (and famously produced a depiction of a shark’s head bearing such teeth).
Belladonna models watch dangle earrings.
Short interview with Jimmy describing some of the methods and materials used in his jewelry.
Maggie models hoops.
