Clematis Leaf earrings Lapel pin As a child growing up

As a child growing up in the Midwest I took solace in a neighbor’s yard under the canopy of a rather anomalous tree with beautiful lacy purplish red leaves

A courtyard off calle Jose Guadalupe Mojica in San Miguel de Allende

One day while sitting under the tree

While in Bodh Gaya

India I sketched lamas underneath the legendary Bodhi tree where Prince Siddhartha (Buddha) had attained enlightenment centuries ago

Clematis Leaf earrings Lapel pin As a child growing upIt is too cold to survive a Midwest winter for this subtropical vine. Surprisingly, against odds, it reclaims its existence each springcrawling out of slumber and up the fence of the Secret Garden. Its blossoms are the Goddesses of summer. The stems pierce through the middle of each leaf repeating S shapes as if they are bead components strung on the vine to flutter in warm breezes. Materials: Argentium sterling silver Dimensions (all sizes