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ninabagley

the middle of beautiful everything (western north carolina mountains)

jewelry designer and mixed media instructor

Interests: I'm Nina with a long "i". nature lover, river walker, treasure collector. voracious reader, poetry lover, passionate about the mountains and rivers and streams that surround me here in beloved western North Carolina.

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workshop here in the mountains

in all the twelve years of my teaching workshops across the country and world, i've received countless requests to teach here on this side of the states. i've taught in virginia in times past, have taught up in montreal, in... Continue reading

Posted May 7, 2013 at Ornamental

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new listings over in my shop, and the arrival of spring

tender talisman pendants, fashioned from lots of vintage and antique treasures... simple baroque pearl and fluorite necklaces, with a loop to which any number of my charm pendants can be attached with lace or ribbon (and can even hold an... Continue reading

Posted Apr 30, 2013 at Ornamental

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yes, i've been hiding out. i've been out of town - very sick - busy. distracted. all of the above. this is just a quick "look here" post to share with you the new upcycled/vintage leather bracelet wraps that i... Continue reading

Posted Apr 22, 2013 at Ornamental

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time is mercury. the older i get, the more i realize this. where has february gone? i've spent it like this: i love that my beloved friend katey lives in alabama, that i can make a circular trip when going... Continue reading

Posted Feb 26, 2013 at Ornamental

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valentine affirmations

it's bitterly cold here today, this blustery day, but the sun is out and the river is beckoning. i've been sitting at the laptop for five straight hours, editing photos, freezing in my one immobile spot. i hear you, river!... Continue reading

Posted Feb 1, 2013 at Ornamental

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just a little monday evening gift of a river...

just a little monday evening gift of a river marble for you to see - something that caught my eye because the blue and the yellow and the spot of red were not the colors that surrounded them. half buried... Continue reading

Posted Jan 28, 2013 at Ornamental

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finally, some of the affirmations i have been hammering into sterling silver have landed in my etsy shop. i've also assembled a few more of the "prologue" necklaces, worn beautifully alone or with one of my pendants - or even... Continue reading

Posted Jan 23, 2013 at Ornamental

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hello, new year

i don't know what happens with this blog, anymore. for 6.5 years, i managed to write posts on a regular basis, documenting actual events not as much as i wrote about the nature that surrounds me, how the changing of... Continue reading

Posted Jan 22, 2013 at Ornamental

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sunshine and a job completed

whew. done! i was up working until 2am last night, couldn't get my mind to settle down for sleep until almost 3. up again at 7:45, i'm a little very groggy this morning and still in pajamas at nearly noon... Continue reading

Posted Dec 18, 2012 at Ornamental

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into the dark and the light

i've tried three four.freaking.times to write this post, and if this evaporates into thin air a fourth fifth time, i'll take that as a sign that it is time to finally crawl under those flannel sheets and drift off to... Continue reading

Posted Dec 17, 2012 at Ornamental

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Among other wonders of our lives, we are alive with one another, we walk here in the light of this unlikely world that isn't ours for long. May we spend generously the time we are given. May we enact our... Continue reading

Posted Dec 17, 2012 at Ornamental

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i really am here, although you'd never guess it by coming here to Ornamental. i used to be diligent about writing posts - sometimes three or four times a week. what happened? i have no less time now than before,... Continue reading

Posted Dec 13, 2012 at Ornamental

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nor has she left your side. i promise you that. our thanksgiving around mama's round kitchen table (the only table now) was very small: mama, me, my sister and her husband, my best friend julie who drove down from ohio to here and then on to alabama with me. traditions can be made when they are brand new. daddy's place was missed, but we carried on, and mama and i - as ever - loved sharing with one another our memories of him, early and late. oh, friend. i miss the days of visiting online, of reading group list entries,of teaching an art class to someone i revere. deepest sigh. and who, again, did the lovely painting? i can't recall, but i do remember your getting it a few years back. it is so so so lovely and comforting. sending you love - xo

Commented Nov 29, 2012 on Thanksgiving Weekend at pomegranatesandpaper

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week four - gratitude

for all these things, i am grateful: 1. that ever-present roof over my head, which provides warmth and shelter 2. the ability to express myself through my words and through my art 3. the ability to whittle out a continued... Continue reading

Posted Nov 16, 2012 at Ornamental

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rough condition

saturday was one of those crisp autumn days with deepest blue skies, the sort of day that insists i get out and immerse myself in the warm sunshine. not wanting to leave walter behind, i piled him into the car... Continue reading

Posted Nov 12, 2012 at Ornamental

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it's a beautiful day, i'm getting ready to head out to the river with walter for some exercise and fresh air, but thought i'd share a photograph with all of you that i don't think i've shared before. see if... Continue reading

Posted Nov 9, 2012 at Ornamental

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1. i stayed up deep into the night on tuesday, stumbled around the house until after 1am, and woke on wednesday feeling relieved and elated about this country's election. now, i hold my breath and then i exhale hope. 2.... Continue reading

Posted Nov 8, 2012 at Ornamental

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photo snapped at a roofless abandoned stone house along the potomac river, headed to the Red Thread Retreat last week last wednesday, i was spending the entire day rushing around, as usual, doing last minute errands and packing my suitcase... Continue reading

Posted Oct 31, 2012 at Ornamental

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to share with you

shadow of the bear, october 2012; this shadow occurs twice a year, in october and november, for a short two week stretch. the shadow grows and grows within a twenty minute frame, then disappears as the sun sets behind the... Continue reading

Posted Oct 25, 2012 at Ornamental

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things i am noticing this week, bit by bit by bit (it is a slow and almost indecipherable thing, so gradual are these tentative baby steps): firefly road. my house sits up above the expanse of grass, on the right... Continue reading

Posted Oct 24, 2012 at Ornamental

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your mother loves you for who you are, precisely that. she loves you more now than ever. she is around, you know that. the physical limits are gone. i have a photo of daddy up on the mantel, where i see it all evening, and i blow kisses to him and talk to him quietly, and if walter thinks i am crazy, that is okay too. i would love to say it gets easier but you already know the answer to that. it doesn't get easier - just different, and softer. maybe that is called grace. something your mother taught you, something you have and radiate. sending so much love. xo

Commented Oct 18, 2012 on Doctor, my eyes have seen the years And the slow parade of fears without crying at pomegranatesandpaper

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fifty six things

Fifty six things, on this 56th birthday of mine: This is my “golden” year: 56 years old, born in 1956. This has been one of the hardest years of my life. I want this next one to be one of... Continue reading

Posted Oct 17, 2012 at Ornamental

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dorylyn! stupid iPhone keypad! Sent from my iPhone

Commented Sep 22, 2012 on coming out from the shadows at Ornamental

Sometimes its ok to step back for awhile to appreciate the good things to come - well said!!! thank you for this!!! xoxo Sent from my iPhone

Commented Sep 22, 2012 on coming out from the shadows at Ornamental

coming out from the shadows

lately, it has seemed more and more difficult for me to step forward from my little corner of the world, wherever that corner happens to be at the time (mostly in alabama, for weeks at a time) and share with... Continue reading

Posted Sep 21, 2012 at Ornamental

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