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"Article from ACCENT magzine" Lucy Isaacs has been designing jewelry for 35 years although in a sense she feels she's been doing it much longer-for centuries, in fact. Isaacs believes(and has been told by psychics)that she's praticed jewelry design before-in 1250 B.C., in a former life in the Egyptian pyramids. And with that history and her extensive knowledge of astrology, numerology and the powers of stones, she brings a spritual quality and belief to her work that gives it another dimension. Her career in jewelry in this lifetime began while shopping with her son for fishing tackle. Drawn by the shapes of the brass tackle, she bought some and fashioned them into a necklace which she wore out of the store. A woman stopped her on her way out,admired the "necklace" and asked her where she bought it. Her career had begun. Today, Isaacs works from her office in Manhattan,designing jewelry she sells to over 500 stores throughout the country. Her clients include celebrities and many other people who can "afford gold but want something different". Most of Isaacs' jewelry is fashioned out of sterling silver, antique glass, enamel and semiprecious stones, and she's starting to work more with brass. Her work is intricate, often colorful, mystical and romantic. Many of the glass shapes she uses are hand-blown. Her favorite themes involve hearts, flowers (particularly trumpet flowers), animals(especially cats)and fruits (especially grapes). Mystical symbols such as wizards, stars and moons are integral components of her collection. Many of the charms are of frosted glass in rich yet muted colors, making them look, as she intends, "good enough to eat". "This ties in with Isaacs" belief about her former life in Eygpt which ended, she feels, when unable to attain status as a priestess, she swallowed all of her beads and died. Lucy Isaacs believes in the power of stones and the power of numbers, and incorporates those philosophies into her work. She sees her pieces not so much as "fashionable" or adhering to any trends. "People get to know them as friends," she says. And if her philosophies work, the stones and crystals truly function as friends. Rose quartz, for example, can help mend a broken heart. Turquoise will grow darker as it is worn, absorbing impurities from the wearer. Blood stones make you feel better and jade can keep you calm. Crystals, says Isaacs, pick up negative as well as postive energy, and accentuate it. They should only be worn , she says, when you feel healthly and good. Lucy Isaacs designs jewelry for the good of the people who buy it. Beyond its aesthetic and decorative value, it seems to possess a life of its own. By Laura Musmanna Albert
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