by Emily Bhargava | Oct 13, 2022 | health pendants
2″x .5″, glass and found objects In some small parts of my life I have all my ducks in a row; I arrive to meetings on time, I prepare materials in advance, I (usually) stay up to date on entries to my public health job’s database. But in other areas...
by Emily Bhargava | Oct 7, 2022 | health pendants
.75″ x 1.25″, found objects This summer brought a long drought, but the rains have definitely come. While I feel awfully down and dreary on gray, wet days, I’ve been trying to see the beauty in the rain itself and in the plants that grow in its...
by Emily Bhargava | Sep 30, 2022 | health pendants
1″ x 1.25″, found objects So much of my work is slow and plodding. Step by small step projects come together, and prevention initiatives almost never show forward progress, usually just helping us avoid collective backsliding. But sometimes I work on...
by Emily Bhargava | Sep 22, 2022 | health pendants
1″ x 1.5″, found objects I was on an airplane this week, and at a party. I was even at two different outdoor meetings with real people! There’s still a hesitancy around handshakes and hugs, and we did get an email after one of the meetings to say...
by Emily Bhargava | Sep 9, 2022 | health pendants
1″ x 1.5″, glass and found objects As an alternative to crystal, the modern material to gift on a 15th anniversary is a watch, representing all the time we’ve spent together. As we breezed through our anniversary in a place where I could finally...
by Emily Bhargava | Sep 1, 2022 | health pendants
.5″ 1.5″, found objects This week is my 15th wedding anniversary, and I looked up the material that’s supposed to be exchanged. It turns out it’s crystal, to represent “pure and sparkling love”. I appreciate that this year’s...
