Precious Matter Jewelry Meditation

With these two contrasting objects Jeanne guided them vocally, along with a Jackie on the crystal singing bowls, through a heart opening meditative sound experience, inspired by Tibetan Buddhist Metta (loving kindness) practice.  In meditation I invited them to experiment with applying their capacity for love and compassion onto inanimate objects.

Afterwards there was time for writing reflection and group discussion in which we explored our relationships to objects and all matter and how they parallel our relationships to ourselves and each other.  It was so compelling to hear how folks’ relationship to their plastic waste shifted. I then collected all the plastic that was brought in by participants for future art making. 

10% of jewelry sales went to Three Jewels Enlightenment studio (the Buddhist nonprofit space that hosted the event)

10% of jewelry sales went to NYC Jewelry Week’s BIPOC artist residency

At the 2022 NYC Jewelry Week, in collaboration with sound practitioner Jackie Cantwell, Jeanne Marie Martineau led a free public event called the  “Precious Matter Jewelry Meditation” in which 19 participants brought a piece of their own loved jewelry and a piece of plastic waste.