Artisan Spotlight: Hallie Eban
After her mother passed away in 2015, Hallie decided to get away for a bit. Although a Christian, she found herself at a Buddhist monastery in Kauai, Hawaii. She explains,“ The monks there wear 108 red beads on a strand. The seeds I use are rudraksha, which in Tibetan text means‘ tears of the gods.’ These seeds are said to evoke the chakra and recharge the soul, plus the color red in Greek text is called the color of the gods. I brought a box of beads home, and this is what became of it.” Hallie now sources her beads from all over the world.
All of her designs are handmade— she cuts the leather herself and sews the strands of beads in each necklace. Colors are inspired by her travels, voluntarism across South America and coffee plantations in her homeland, the Montagnard Highlands. Her designs are natural and organic.
I’ m not exactly sure how Hallie finds the time to do all that she does, but when I asked her if there was anything else that I should know, she responded with a Bible verse:“ No one should seek their own good, but the good of others.”( 1 Corinthians 10:24) n
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