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Photo by LeRoy Unglaub
Marglyph's side of the story:
Some folks have been wondering how a jeweler who used to live in Texas and an amazing painter from Wisconsin met and formed this interesting friendship. Some might call it coincidence but I'd call it magic. If we hadn't met in Ripon, Wisconsin in 1999 at the International Rock Art Symposium we know that somehow or another our paths would have crossed. We had spaces next to each other in the vendor room at the symposium and that's where our friendship began. I went home with Geri's Painting of two birds entitled "Dancing Thunderbirds" Thanks to the wonder of the internet our friendship grew and we began thinking about a website where people could see our creations and learn a little more about rock art. Since then we have flown across the county to meet in magic places. In 2000 we met in Phoenix, Arizona and had a four rattlesnake day in the Sonora desert. In 2001 we frolicked along the Oregon coast and visited rock art sites along the rivers of the Pacific Northwest. 2002 found us in the Land of Enchantment at Three Rivers. We traveled together in 2003 around Southern California and then met up in Salt Lake City for the annual meeting of the Society of American Archaeology. After years of longing to live in the REAL Southwest I realized my dream and moved to Las Cruces, New Mexico in June 2006. I've now been in New Mexico for over a year and am STILL loving it. I took a three week trip to the Sahara in March 2007 and Geri was inspired by some of my photos. Geri was able to come out and visit me in 2006 in early November and we got to three rock art sites. We meet again in April 2007 in Austin as vendors at the annual meeting of the Society of American Archaeology. Adventures might bring us together but it is also the spirit of place and the sacred images which feed our friendship and our creativity. Emerson said, "A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature." And speaking of masterpieces ... I now have custody of fourteen of Geri's!
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Geri's 2 cents :) Have you ever seen jewelry as beautiful as Margaret’s? I doubt it. I have teased her I can’t wear one of her fabulous creations while I’m out selling my work, because people get lost in the dazzle of the Stone Dreamers she creates. But that’s okay! Meeting Marglyph at the International Rock Art Symposium in 1999 was not only a stroke of luck, but as she said, fate. It’s good to have someone to bounce ideas back and forth with, someone to lean on when faced with balancing life with artistic dreams and challenges. Not to mention a soul-buddy to visit these very special places with. When she gets out her pan flute and plays to the Spirits, I know we are home. Here she is, drinking in the beauty of the Pacific Northwest. One of these days I’ve got to get her up to the Boundary Waters and carrying a canoe! For those of you who have been ogling my gorgeous jewelry these past years, take heart. I hope to bring her up to the chilly north in December for weather reality check and a little Holiday Show of our own. Finally, you will have your chance to see her work, and buy some for yourselves! Keep posted to my schedule for details. All is all I'd have to say sharing travels and a website with Marglyph has been one little piece of magic in this adventure called Life.
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