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The sun is peeking and the smiles are back ! Check out the smile shop on my website iwasborninazoo.com to get yours. Each smile is unique, hand carved in beeswax then cast in metal, leaving the traces of the hand, the tools. All are a bit crooked, a bit fu**ed up because life is… still smiling,

All emotions welcome,
Dm for bespoke and stoned

Xoxo

Chimera Crab, a symbol for resilience. It embodies resilience through its physical and spiritual nature. Indeed the crab sheds its armour, much like a snake, to grow. They also regrow their limbs, regenerating lost claws, rebuilding themselves after trauma. Living between water and earth, they are masters of transition, moving sideways rather than confronting obstacles head on.

Bronze sculpture, in the studio before setting the cancer gemstone constellation on its back, 2024.

Press, finally sharing this beautiful article written by Diane Pernet in An in depth article on my creative process from shamanic breathwork to embodied jewellery, and the first publication of my artist manifesto.

“ We are the grandchildren of the witches you failed to burn Patti, Vivienne, Marcel, Salvador,
Summon us urban shamans
We don’t need a house to be haunted
But be careful what you witch for, Surrealists, Activists, You who believe in magic, See beyond… “

Thank you Diane, and my photo tribe .naouma .paris