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Winifred Adams: Designing Jewelry with Energy

Ancient Greeks believed the gemstone heliodor contained the power and warmth of the sun, and to jewelry designerĚýWinifred AdamsĚý(Frenâ96), her one-of-a-kind heliodor âKing Crown Ringâ certainly makes a powerful impression. The finger-sized gold coronet features a nearly 10-carat yellow heliodor surrounded by eight shimmering diamonds.
âThe meaning of this piece â the first in the Golden AgeTMĚýseries â is to take the personal will of someone and transmute it into âI am willing for the greater good of all,â â Winifred says.
For Winifred the meaning of the materials she uses is as important as the aesthetics.
âEach stone is made up of minerals that affect different organ systems in the body,â she explains. âItâs about wellness, health and healing â making the person feel better by balancing [his or her] energies.â
The Malibu, Calif., based designer sells her work in boutiques, at shows and online, and although she produces a ready-to-wear line, she also creates custom pieces. She âtestsâ people with stones to find the right match, she says, and then uses a tuning bowl to adjust stones to the perfect healing frequency for their wearer.
Winifred knows what she does may sound like âwoo-wooâ to some, but she says her approach to design harkens from ancient teachings that also influence her work as a professional herbalist and practitioner of other alternative healing techniques.
Winifred got her start as a designer while a student at CU-Boulder. A boyfriend gave her a bracelet made of crystal beads, and when she broke the strand, she went to a bead shop for help.
âI fell in love with the stones,â she recalls. âItâs the meaning. Itâs the energy. Theyâre alive.â
Theresa Porto of Agoura Hills, Calif., owns a pair of Winifredâs teardrop earrings featuring apatite, a gemstone known for its cleansing influence. She says she never takes them off.
âI found that when I started wearing [Winifredâs] jewelry, people tended to tell me my face looked different â brighter. They noticed a difference in the energy in my face. I just thought I was wearing a pretty pair of earrings.â
Thatâs exactly the reaction Winifred hopes for.
âI create beauty to bring meaning, to bring [people] to a deeper understanding in their lives,â Winifred says. âIâm interested in people, in them growing, in evolving and being their best. If I can facilitate that, thatâs what drives me.â
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