This piece was inspired by childhood pastimes. My mother and I would make jewelry together when I was younger. My grandma and I, along with other family, would bake pies or other treats at family gatherings. "Grandma's Mulberry Basket" is inspired in part by time spent with loved ones, along with a fairytale twist.

Ultimately, I made this piece with the intention of "nostalgia" at the forefront of its creation. Nostalgia to the Big Bad Wolf and Little Red Riding Hood, as she travels through the forest to bring her grandmother a basket of goodies. An ode to the soft, and sweet memories from simpler times, when our deepest, most significant worries were who could bake the best pie. Recognition to the fleeting moments that can often fade with time, as our lives complicate themselves. 

I find that there is often a moral of the story to learn from fairytales, part of what has drawn me to them, and there are also morals of the story to learn in the chapters of our lives. In this particular story, I take it that the grandmother symbolizes our goals in life, or our desires, per se, and we trek along utterly determined to get to them. However, sometimes what we think we want is disguised, and when you tear off the covers, you find that what you were seeking was not what you thought it was, after all. Nevertheless, this piece, made of magenta garnets and intertwined with pink pearls, represents life's many journeys, destinations, and the nostalgia that comes along with it as we grow up.