The moon will be in the seventh house - someday.

Years ago, my family went to Hawaii and we hiked across the Kilauea Volcano caldera, one of the most memorable experiences of my life. I loved everything about the volcano – lava flows just a few feet away from us, hiking across old lava fields, a lava fountain against a night sky, morning fog in the caldera. This is going to sound goofy and New Agey, but as my son, John, and I hiked across the caldera, I felt the presence of Pele, the Hawaiian volcano goddess whose home is Kilauea Volcano. In ancient Hawaiian chants, Pele is referred to as "She-Who-Shapes-The-Sacred-Land". Hawaiians still leave floral tributes to her there. That day, I thanked her for allowing us to experience her home in peace.

Tonight, I spent most of the evening with my own little Pele, my soldering iron. During the course of my labors I decided I spend so much time with my soldering iron making jewelry it needed a name. First requirement, it had to be a female. Next, she had to be associated with fire and creativity. My little Pele is all that and she even uses molten metal to help me create jewelry.

This weekend, I hope to have more than 20 soldered pendants ready to offer a store owner in Claremont who is interested in selling them in her store. She won’t want that many, but this will allow her to select the images she thinks her customers will like. Then I will list the rest on my online Etsy store.

Los Con is next week and I have my items ready for the Art Show. For once, I will not be scrambling to finish up my work the night before the convention!



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