WELCOME TO RAFI AND KLEE STUDIOS

Klee here! If you’ve been feeling like you need a vacation but your calendar is screaming “absolutely not,” I might have found a loophole in the form of this beautiful nature getaway that you can actually take everywhere. This domed disk necklace is a total labor of love, hand-forged from one solid piece of antiqued sterling silver and hand-debossed with a one-of-a-kind nature scene that can never be exactly duplicated. I curved the top loop over to cradle a genuine Baltic Amber stone, which acts as the glowing sun over the landscape, giving you that perfect golden hour light even when the weather is doing its own chaotic thing. The whole piece hangs on a sturdy 18-inch antiqued sterling silver chain with a toggle clasp, and since it’s one-of-a-kind, this is the only one that exists. Consider it your personal portable sanctuary for the days when the “real world” gets a little too loud.

We walk around with these filters over our eyes, colored by our own biases and the rush of our daily lives. This piece, Stop and Look, is a challenge to strip all of that away. It’s about pausing long enough to see what is actually there, rather than just what you think is there. It’s about contemplating a moment from an unbiased point of view and really allowing yourself to soak in the situation without the noise of your own assumptions (possibly based on other people’s noise). Some people might call this idea some popular buzzword and make assumptions about what I’m trying to say… but let’s be real, it’s actually just the simple, human act of allowing yourself to see past your own nose. We have an unlimited capacity for love as human beings and we thrive when we are engaged in love and understanding. Here’s to more of that.