Seeds of Silk Bracelets by Laura Lobdell Encourage Change, Growth : TreeHugger

Laura Lobdell Seeds of Silk bracelets photo
Photo credit: Laura Lobdell

Time and patience, it's said, turn mulberry leaves into silk. For designer Laura Lobdell, whom we first met at Designers & Agents in May, this aphorism is physically manifested in her vividly hued hand-knotted silk bracelets, made by and to benefit disadvantaged young women in Cambodia.

"Knotting the silk," says Lobdell, "is a light and healing meditation, which becomes part of the rehabilitation process for these remarkable women, along with the empowerment of earning her own livelihood. Each knot is like a seed."

A rich latticework of deeply colored woven silk threads, Lobdell's Seeds of Silk are garnished with cultured pearls, gemstones, and handsculpted sterling-silver embellishments shaped like surf-weathered seashells and irregularly formed seeds. Seeds, for the artist, are a poweful metaphor, one that embodies the "essential beginning of change and growth."

To purchase the $85 bracelets, call or e-mail Lobdell through her Web site.

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