Coils, loops and other designs that evoke the sleek, twisting motion of a snake are perennial jewelry favorites, but they’re especially relevant now for reasons both obvious and understated. The look of a coiled serpent lends itself well to just about every style of jewelry, including earrings, pendants, bracelets and rings. But it’s the creature’s universal symbolism that makes it truly special. Representative of knowledge and wisdom, snakes are powerful, seductive and smart. Beauty and brains in a precious and wearable package—as gifts go, what more could you ask for?
Small Talk with FoundRae
In 2015, Beth Hutchens was in her early 40s, working as the chief executive of a clothing company she’d founded but sold. Business was good and she was making a comfortable living, but, as she tells BE, “I’d lost my passion.”
Through some conversations with friends and family, Hutchens realized she needed to switch gears and do something that felt both meaningful and creative. Enter FoundRae, the wildly successful fine jewelry brand she based on the notion of symbolism. Through 18k gold medallions, chains, earrings, bangles and rings, FoundRae customers can share the tenets (Strength, Karma and Wholeness, to name a few) that resonate most with them.
Cosmic Love: Taurus and Emerald
Picture a bull in a pasture. The scene is bucolic, infused with the sights, scents and sounds of mother nature. Keeping that image in mind, it’s not hard to understand why those born under the bullish sign of Taurus are drawn to emeralds, the earthiest and most resplendent of precious gems. Beloved for its Platonic green hue, the emerald is one of the colored stone industry’s “Big Three” gems (along with ruby and sapphire), where beauty, value and rarity converge. For Taureans, whose ruling planet, Venus, governs love, beauty and money, the parallels couldn’t be clearer.
