{"id":7,"date":"2008-08-27T09:22:42","date_gmt":"2008-08-27T13:22:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gingermeekallen.wordpress.com\/?page_id=24"},"modified":"2008-08-27T09:22:42","modified_gmt":"2008-08-27T13:22:42","slug":"jewelry-as-symbol","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/gingermeekallen\/jewelry-as-symbol\/","title":{"rendered":"Jewelry as symbol"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/gingermeekallen\/files\/2008\/08\/img_6797.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-41\" src=\"http:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/gingermeekallen\/files\/2008\/08\/img_6797.jpg?w=128\" alt=\"\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" \/><\/a>I am blessed. I know why I do what I do.<\/p>\n<p>Jewelry is an art form. It&#8217;s characteristics include line, form, light, movement, and my personal favorite: interaction with the body.  Because we wear it on our bodies, I would argue this makes jewelry the most intimate art form.<\/p>\n<p>But, why? Why do we wear it on our bodies?<\/p>\n<p>Because often it means something. Throughout history, jewelry has been a symbol of a marriage, or a belief, or a love. We wear rings to signify our commitment, pendants to exhibit our beliefs, and even tiaras to commemorate our celebrations. Sometimes jewelry is simply a way to add color to our being &#8211; that large red ring on my finger makes me happy as it bounces around on my typing hand. Either way, jewelry nurtures our spirits and documents our journeys. After I&#8217;m gone, my relic jewelry will remain and the story will continue to be told.<\/p>\n<p>Do you have a story of Jewelry As Symbol? Please share it with us! <em>(Just leave as comment below.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am blessed. I know why I do what I do. Jewelry is an art form. It&#8217;s characteristics include line, form, light, movement, and my personal favorite: interaction with the body. Because we wear it on our bodies, I would argue this makes jewelry the most intimate art form. But, why? Why do we wear [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/gingermeekallen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/gingermeekallen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/gingermeekallen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/gingermeekallen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/55"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/gingermeekallen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/gingermeekallen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/gingermeekallen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}