As 2018 year comes to a close, I would like to say THANK YOU to everyone who took the time to check out my jewelry & art on https://society6.com/chiekstar/collection & for any kind & supportive words that were expressed. I have never aimed towards any financial gain or recognition by any of the art I do, but simply to use various mediums as tools & vehicles of my own personal expressions. Nothing more, nothing less. For those who get anything out of it, I am humbled & thankful! ALL proceeds from any of your purchases goes directly to funding my volunteer raptor rehabbing (as various supplies, food, & medications are needed which I purchase myself for the most part). To date, I have rehabbed 40 owls, all of which were able to be released back into the wild (except for 1 whose injuries were too severe, unfortunately). I sincerely THANK YOU for helping me to help them! I hope you all have a Happy New Year & that 2019 will be a good year for us all! I will be making more/new designs next year, so stay tuned!

PEACE, LOVE, & Best wishes,
~C*

FINALLY! new designs are being uploaded! check in often, because I really only have time to upload a few a week! my new designs are a bit more "elemental" in  their inspirations & based more on visionary expression than catering to broad range tastes. i've only just begun, so there is much more to come!

i also designed brand new business cards, which are a much better reflection of the spirit of ornaments of expression. it was time for something new, so i was thrilled that a couple of old pencil sketches of mine could be turned into something so cool. the cards are double-sided even! woop! woop! check them out!

thanks to everyone for your patience! it hasn't been easy to make time for jewelry design at all, but i'm trying to make time as much as possible in between everything else. thank you to everyone who donated to esther the pig's cause! they indeed did raise enough money for the scanner, & she had her scans & some cancerous tumors removed. she is doing well & the scanner will be of great benefit to all large animals in canada. it's so awesome to have a happy outcome because of so many caring & generous people who donated (myself included!). go esther! did i mention that pig's rule?
~c*

I'm happy to announce that I am now featuring some of my artwork & various photographs on SOCIETY 6! I will be uploading new pieces there as time permits. Go check it out if you like, THANKS!  :)

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​You can also follow Ornaments of Expression & C*Designs on INSTAGRAM now:

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​~C*

Here's a quick pic of another necklace w/matching earrings that I donated to All Parrot Rescue for one of their online fundraising auctions. Just something fun & simple with toucans! How can you not love toucans?! They're the coolest! :) 

I hope everyone is surviving the rocky start of 2017 in the U.S.! Lots of weirdness going on out there. For the first time, I have actually considered moving to Canada! You never know...

​New designs are coming soon. I actually started an Instagram page for Ornaments of Expression, but as far as Facebook goes, I've abandoned it at this point. Too many annoying ads & such on there. Al the hawk has been coming around daily for food,& now he/she is sitting on a nest somewhere. I wonder if I will ever see one of Al's offspring come around? That would be cool! :D I rehabbed & released 2 more owls since my last post. Both were pretty critical, but they pulled through & made a full recovery! Yaaaay! I've also recently taken on more volunteer work for the wildlife center, as they are doing some new projects now. Spring is here now too (THE BUSY SEASON)! Baby birds are on the way! More in the future...

​Take care everyone! Peace,
​~C* 

 (Al hanging out on the patio. He will sit here & wait patiently for me until I give him something to eat. Sometimes he would sit all day until I come home from work! YES, he is 100% wild & he simply does what he wants to do. Evidently, we can share the raptor frequency of communication, so we're friends now & have a mutual understanding. Most people can hardly believe it & I have no other explanation for it. It just is & I adore him!)