My students at the Plumas County Jail loved this necklace combo. I don't know why, but when I wore these necklaces together I was always complimented. I've given it some thought and decided this was so popular because it has sort of a tattoo motif. One of the pendants is a '50's era cupid and the other is a Ganesh or other sub-elephant god from India via Target.
The beads are interesting too because they're old with a matt-finish. It may be that the Jail Students just have good taste. This set looks particularly good on, and the students you meet at the jail are often artists or artistic in some way. Our culture has a huge appetite for artistic goods. For instance, cell phones only need to be little black boxes, but people will pay more to have slender pink or glowy green ones. We love art in all aspects of our lives. If we could capture the artistic potential of all the people we have in our jails and prisons, surely society would benefit. Bring back extensive art training to our grade and secondary schools!
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