Stories


What is belonging? What is home?

What is belonging? What is home?
After living in the US for over 20 years, this month I finally became a citizen!  I'm the 4th generation of women in my family who followed love across an ocean and built a life in a new country.

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What do you make with your hands?

What do you make with your hands?
It's funny to think that every object in our lives was made by someone, using their hands.

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What kind of mouse are you?

What kind of mouse are you?
I knew that I'd become a country mouse the day I stood on a New York subway platform and covered my ears while the train whooshed into the station. All I could think was "It's so loud!

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Will you run away with the circus?

Will you run away with the circus?
Forget that to do list! This week's summer temperatures have me dreaming of spontaneously taking a cross country road trip. Or at least escaping to the swimming hole for a picnic.

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Does being flung through the air inspire you?

Does being flung through the air inspire you?
Air travel — there's something very odd about being flung through the air in a giant tin can at 500 miles an hour. It's ungrounding. And when we land, the light, smells and sights are entirely different from the place we left.

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"Many of Estyn's pieces feel like wearable sculpture and ALL are works of art. Anytime I wear something she has designed I am bound to receive compliments on my jewelry — it’s just that worthy of praise and admiration (and I feel rewarded for my fine taste!)."

- Kate Wechsler, Psychotherapist