Journal
Welcome to the Journal—an intimate space for the stories behind The Art of Ceremony.
Here you’ll find reflections on craft, stone, and design-led ritual: the making of our jewelry, the materials we return to, and the quiet moments that shape what we create. Ceremonial luxury for real life—lived in detail.
The Beauty of Things That Have Been Lived With
A familiar necklace. A worn wooden table. A house that holds generations of stories. Some things become more beautiful through the lives we share with them.
Why Every Stone Has a Different Personality
Have you ever wondered why one stone immediately catches your eye while another doesn't? In this personal essay, Kim Blake reflects on a lifetime of collecting stones, the quiet personalities found in nature, and why the smallest objects often become the ones we carry longest. Plus, a first look at Pocket Rocks, arriving this September.
The Objects That Hold Our Stories
On a trail in Colorado this morning, I picked up a smooth gray stone, turned it over, and set it back down — and it got me thinking about the rainbow moonstone necklace I reach for every day without fail. This week in the Journal, a quiet reflection on why certain ordinary objects end up carrying our stories, and a simple invitation to notice which of yours already have.
The Little Things We Give the Ones We Love
I have been thinking lately about the small things we give the people we love. Not the big gifts. Not the obligatory ones. I mean the quieter things. The things we give because they feel like a gesture of recognition. Because they say I know you. This is a reflection on meaningful objects, everyday companionship, and the little things that stay close.
Creating a Sacred Home with Stones: Room-by-Room Ideas for Grounding, Beauty, and Care
Home is not only where we live. It is where we recover, where the day settles into the body, where love is practiced, and where ordinary life either holds us, or doesn’t. This is a reflection on stones, atmosphere, and how to create spaces that feel more supportive, grounded, and alive.
Land Met With Presence
What changes when we stop treating land as a backdrop? Ceremonial Trails™ are place-based walking experiences shaped by landscape, movement, sound and attention—inviting guests to meet a place rather than simply pass through it.
What the Silence Gave Back to Me
I thought stepping away from the business would be hard. I thought being without my phone would be harder. Neither was true. This is a reflection on retreat, silence, vulnerability, and what came back to me when I finally gave myself the space to listen.