From the 18th to 22nd of April, over 1 billion people globally will join together to participate in Earth Day’s mission to ‘broaden, educate and activate the environmental movement worldwide’. Since 1970, Earth Day has been collectively organised through a series of grass-root events including tree-planting, community clean-ups and peaceful demonstrations.  This modern movement was sparked by a massive Santa Barbara oil spill in 1969, raising awareness of the need to protect our environment with more care.

Why do we celebrate Earth Day?

With the advent of the Industrial Revolution around the turn of the 19th century, society lost sight of our connection to the land, the importance of birds, bees and pollinators in the life-cycle of food, and our knowledge of medicinal herbs and flowers.  Before Earth Day, pioneers like John Muir had led a change in thinking about nature being more than a resource, encouraging people to see that humans are part of nature and should respect natural and wild environments. Increasing awareness of sustainability and planet-friendly approaches are encouraging more people to celebrate earth day as a catalyst for education and change.

Our stunning silver flower rings pay homage to the simple beauty of the ‘ordinary’.

In recent years, the wheel has been turning back towards the interconnectedness of life.  We increasingly appreciate the integral part bees and butterflies have to play in our food chain, how deeply nourishing common herbs such as nettles and cleavers are, and the signs of the changing seasons.  Our butterfly earrings come in silver, gold or rose gold, representing the different hues of a spring sky.

Birds bring freedom and hope, harbingers of change.  Native cultures across the Americas saw humming birds as the bridge between the spiritual and physical worlds.  Our subtle humming bird necklace allows us to appreciate the beauty and fragility of life, like a flower in a strong breeze.

The Celts and the Earth

The ancient Celts held a strong connection to the Earth, greatly revering the interconnectedness of life.  They honoured the forces of nature, and saw plants, animals and the weather as inhabited by spirits. Trees, particularly the Oak, were considered guardians, guides and ancestors. An acorn grows into a great oak, leaves bud in spring and fall in autumn, decomposing into soil, to once again sustain an acorn. 

Celebrate your connection to nature with a beautiful Sterling Silver Acorn Earring.

How much Earth is water?

A drop of rain falls to the earth, finds a river, flows into the sea, evaporating into the clouds to fall again as rain.  Our Celtic ancestors knew that water, in all her forms, is a cardinal force and integral to our concept of Earth. 

Water is the elixir of life, fundamental to every organism and ecosystem on Earth.  Her ceaseless cycles shape the land we live on through meandering rivers and raging storms.  The only ocean planet in our solar system, water covers 71% of the surface of the earth Earth – creating the perfect mix of elements and to sustain life.

The Celts understood and celebrated the interconnectedness of all living beings, forever transferring energy and matter.  Slowly we are finding our way back, reconnecting to our source of life and sustenance. 

Join us for Earth Day as one interconnected species, honouring our shared home.