Lyra Rain/Introduction

"The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance." - Aristotle "The jeweler allows me to wear the sapphire blue lake on my finger, the emerald green leaves around my neck, and take the citrine sunset with me wherever I go. Jewelry has become my daytime link to nature in an office with no windows. And if I have to work late, there's nothing like diamond stars and a pearl full moon against an onyx night sky. ~ Astrid Alauda, "Office With No Windows"