…says the Dame Vivienne Westwood about the ‘Get a Life’ project she has partnered with the Palladium Alliance International to execute this spring.  (Click Vivenne’s sketch for original article)

“Get a Life is about how we stop climate change and therefore preserve life for the next generation while at that same time get a better life. My focus at the moment is what one person can do. Stop climate change. Save the planet. The acorn is symbolic of the rainforest, its importance and how it is our first duty to save it.”

I love that she made the direct point that jewelry really has nothing to do with it- in general it is a dirty industry, lacking conscious creators, unethical mining, and an overall bling factor that only allows our consumerist society to dig deeper into their pockets.

However, jewelry is a vehicle for communication.   Historically jewelry has served the wearer with protection, being it an amulet, power of stones, weapon, or crown.  Jewelry is not only experienced by the wearer, but everyone that they come in contact with.   This was my reflection when designing my collection Global Verve, which is also in support of positive climate change.  Not that everyone has a conscience to be green, to live sustainably- but the more the conversation is had, the more educated people can become.  Each one of us has an ability to make an impact on a more positive future, which ultimately will be left behind for our future loved ones.  Why not pass it on?  Share the love.  And no, jewelry has nothing to do with it.  We do.

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As for Palladium being an eco-friendly metal… I’m not convinced.  It’s still a newly mined metal, although natural and without alloys.   I prefer to work with truly recycled metals until I am educated further on the abundance and low-impact of the Palladium mining industry.  Hence, why I choose to work with Academy Green Silver.