cūra comb [coral]
handmade cast glass comb
15cm x 7.3cm x 1cm
for use on wet hair
the Latin of the word cure — cūra — means anxiety ♥︎
it is also the root of:
care | to have cares, to be anxious
curiosity | an anxious inquisitiveness
secure | without anxiety and care
these combs are meant to be used lovingly: slowly, gently, and intentionally. they are intended to be used as a point of connection: with oneself or as an act of care between lovers or loved ones.
i created them as a tool for disentangling, transforming and reclaiming my own grief. i missed the way a lover used to comb my hair: there is nothing more intimate and connective than the ritual of combing another’s hair. but then i thought, “i can comb my own hair. I can love myself in my very own way.”
i have come to understand that so much of life is about letting go. the materiality of these combs in glass makes them both enduring and fragile. holding them—using them—is a reminder to consider what we hold on to, what we let go of. how we hold ourselves. how we hold others.
handmade cast glass comb
15cm x 7.3cm x 1cm
for use on wet hair
the Latin of the word cure — cūra — means anxiety ♥︎
it is also the root of:
care | to have cares, to be anxious
curiosity | an anxious inquisitiveness
secure | without anxiety and care
these combs are meant to be used lovingly: slowly, gently, and intentionally. they are intended to be used as a point of connection: with oneself or as an act of care between lovers or loved ones.
i created them as a tool for disentangling, transforming and reclaiming my own grief. i missed the way a lover used to comb my hair: there is nothing more intimate and connective than the ritual of combing another’s hair. but then i thought, “i can comb my own hair. I can love myself in my very own way.”
i have come to understand that so much of life is about letting go. the materiality of these combs in glass makes them both enduring and fragile. holding them—using them—is a reminder to consider what we hold on to, what we let go of. how we hold ourselves. how we hold others.
handmade cast glass comb
15cm x 7.3cm x 1cm
for use on wet hair
the Latin of the word cure — cūra — means anxiety ♥︎
it is also the root of:
care | to have cares, to be anxious
curiosity | an anxious inquisitiveness
secure | without anxiety and care
these combs are meant to be used lovingly: slowly, gently, and intentionally. they are intended to be used as a point of connection: with oneself or as an act of care between lovers or loved ones.
i created them as a tool for disentangling, transforming and reclaiming my own grief. i missed the way a lover used to comb my hair: there is nothing more intimate and connective than the ritual of combing another’s hair. but then i thought, “i can comb my own hair. I can love myself in my very own way.”
i have come to understand that so much of life is about letting go. the materiality of these combs in glass makes them both enduring and fragile. holding them—using them—is a reminder to consider what we hold on to, what we let go of. how we hold ourselves. how we hold others.
♥︎ source: thank you to Maria Popova for her work in helping me to understand and love my anxiety a bit more