[it's my scar] the best jewelry

Francesca

Rachel Murawski and Liz Lessner, some talented and creative artists friends of mine, understood my concern.  One afternoon, we were talking about this, and we decided it would be meaningful to memorialize the scar so that it never faded from my every day memory. They pushed me to make the first Scar Necklace. When people ask me what my necklace is, even though it very close to the original scar, both in location and in style, I simply say “It’s my scar.” There is something very powerful about celebrating something that to many is ugly, and should be forgotten. 

People have all kinds of scars. What I have learned from talking to people who are scarred by all different causes,  is that the stories behind the scars are often a source of great pride. -from [it's my scar]

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i have a scar (or a mark.. i should say) on my right leg near my ankle where i burned myself with a hot boiling water when i was 11. it is not very noticeable, rather looks like a birthmark. that's probably the biggest one i have... (if my scab on my right knee will heal and leave no scar... which was caused by me trying to avoid an opening car door while i was biking... phew...) i've been pretty healthy and well so far and no surgery was ever performed or was admitted for anything serious. and i'd like to keep it that way... really. your body should receive the best treatments, because once it is damaged, there is no easy way of turning back.